有则改之，无则加勉
Traditional: 有則改之，無則加勉Dictionary entry
correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
What does 有则改之，无则加勉 mean?
有则改之，无则加勉 (yǒu zé gǎi zhī , wú zé jiā miǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.
1correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
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有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)则zé(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then · (bound form) standard; norm改gǎito change · to alter之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]加JiāCanada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]) · surname Jia勉miǎnto exhort · to make an effort
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