喜新厌旧(xǐ xīn yàn jiù): lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 喜新厭舊
lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom)
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- xǐ xīn yàn jiù
- Meaning
- lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 喜新厭舊
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