改邪归正

gǎixié-guīzhèng

to mend one's ways

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 改邪歸正
Dictionary entry

to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf

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改
邪
归
正

See it in sentences

他终于改邪归正了。

Tā zhōngyú gǎixié-guīzhèng le.

English

He finally mended his ways.

怎样才能改邪归正？

Zěnyàng cáinéng gǎixié-guīzhèng?

English

How can one turn over a new leaf?

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改
邪
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