"wipe the slate clean" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 重新開始
• 一筆勾銷

Definition

忘記過去的問題或錯誤，重新開始，好像一切都是新的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於口語，表示在人際關係或生活中想重新開始，不再計較過去。常與“讓我們”或“是時候”連用，如“讓我們重新開始”。類似‘重新開始’的說法。

Examples

Let's wipe the slate clean and not talk about the argument anymore.

讓我們**重新開始**，不再談論爭吵的事。

After moving to a new city, she wanted to wipe the slate clean.

搬到新城市後，她想要**重新開始**。

Sometimes you need to wipe the slate clean to be happy again.

有時候你需要**重新開始**才能再次快樂。

He apologized and asked if they could wipe the slate clean and move on.

他道歉後問能否**重新開始**並繼續前進。

It's time to wipe the slate clean and focus on what's ahead instead of the past.

是時候**重新開始**，專注於未來而不是過去了。

They both agreed to wipe the slate clean and try being friends again.

他們都同意**重新開始**，再試著做朋友。