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title: "Gexin Meaning: 革新 (géxīn) Means “to innovate”"
description: "革新 (géxīn) means “to innovate; to reform; innovation”. Hear its tones, see what 革 and 新 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gexin"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 革新 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

革新 géxīn

## to innovate; to reform; innovation

## Its characters

1. 革 gé to change
2. 新 xīn new

## In a sentence

公司决定革新生产技术。 The company decided to reform its production technology.

[More about 革新](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9D%A9%E6%96%B0)

## More words with 革 or 新

- [变革 biàngé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biange)
- [重新 chóngxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongxin)
- [创新 chuàngxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangxin)
- [翻新 fānxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanxin)
- [改革 gǎigé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaige)
- [高新技术 gāoxīn-jìshù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoxinjishu)
- [革命 gémìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/geming)
- [更新 gēngxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gengxin)
- [皮革 pígé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pige)
- [清新 qīngxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qingxin)

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