温故而知新

Traditional: 溫故而知新

wēn gù ér zhī xīn

Dictionary entry

to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)

What does 温故而知新 mean?

温故而知新 (wēn gù ér zhī xīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)

2to recall the past to understand the future

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温Wēnsurname Wen 故gùhappening · instance 而érand · as well as 知zhīto know · to be aware 新Xīnabbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] · abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]

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wēn gù ér zhī xīn

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