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舊的不去，新的不來

简旧的不去，新的不来 · 繁舊的不去，新的不來

Mandarin · pinyin jiù de bù qù , xīn de bù lái

lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.
You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.

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舊: Look up this written character
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
去: qù · go away, leave, depart
新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
旧: jiù · old, ancient; former, past
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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