前事不忘，后事之师

Traditional: 前事不忘，後事之師

qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī

Dictionary entry

don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience

What does 前事不忘，后事之师 mean?

前事不忘，后事之师 (qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience

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前qiánfront · forward 事shìmatter · thing 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-忘wàngto forget · to overlook 后Hòusurname Hou 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 师Shīsurname Shi

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How to pronounce 前事不忘，后事之师

前事不忘，后事之师

qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī

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