革新 géxīn to innovate
to innovate; innovation
How to remember 革新: 革 leather + 新 new = to innovate.
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- To reform and innovate - improve by discarding the old - 技术革新 (jìshù géxīn) technological innovation.
- Emphasizes改造/更新 of existing methods or systems; pairs with 改革, often industrial/technical.
- Contrast 创新 (chuàngxīn, creating something new) - 革新 is renewing/overhauling what already exists.