温故而知新

wēngùérzhīxīn

to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects); to recall the past to understand the future

Traditional 溫故而知新

Meaning

wēngùérzhīxīnwen1 gu4 er2 zhi1 xin1
  1. to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)
  2. to recall the past to understand the future

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