change one's method or attitude; make a fresh start
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
change one's method or attitude; make a fresh start
literaryA classical metaphor emphasizing a fundamental change in course or practice, implying the old way was not working.
Gōng公
sī司
yè业
jì绩
chí持
xù续
xià下
huá滑
，
guǎn管
lǐ理
céng层
jué决
dìng定
gǎi改
xián弦
yì易
zhé辙
，
zhuǎn转
xíng型
zuò做
xiàn线
shàng上
yè业
wù务
。
With the company's performance continuing to decline, the management decided to change course and transition to online business.
Xué学
xí习
wài外
yǔ语
yù遇
dào到
píng瓶
jǐng颈
，
bù不
fáng妨
gǎi改
xián弦
yì易
zhé辙
，
shì试
shì试
chén沉
jìn浸
shì式
xué学
xí习
fǎ法
。
If you hit a plateau in learning a foreign language, you might as well change your approach and try the immersion method.
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Tā他
fā发
xiàn现
zì自
jǐ己
yuán原
lái来
de的
jiào教
yù育
lǐ理
niàn念
xíng行
bù不
tōng通
，
yú于
shì是
gǎi改
xián弦
yì易
zhé辙
，
cǎi采
nà纳
le了
gèng更
xiàn现
dài代
de的
jiào教
xué学
mó模
shì式
。
He realized his original educational philosophy wasn't working, so he changed his ways and adopted a more modern teaching model.