gǎi
xián
zhé

idiom

Meaning of 改弦易辙

改弦易辙 means change one's method or attitude; make a fresh start. Pronounced gǎi xián yì zhé.

  • change one's method or attitude; make a fresh start

Definitions & Examples

Gōng
chí
xià
huá
 
guǎn
céng
jué
dìng
gǎi
xián
zhé
 
zhuǎn
xíng
zuò
xiàn线
shàng
 

With the company's performance continuing to decline, the management decided to change course and transition to online business.

Xué
wài
dào
píng
jǐng
 
fáng
gǎi
xián
zhé
 
shì
shì
chén
jìn
shì
xué
 

If you hit a plateau in learning a foreign language, you might as well change your approach and try the immersion method.

xiàn
yuán
lái
de
jiào
niàn
xíng
tōng
 
shì
gǎi
xián
zhé
 
cǎi
le
gèng
xiàn
dài
de
jiào
xué
shì
 

He realized his original educational philosophy wasn't working, so he changed his ways and adopted a more modern teaching model.