继往开来

Traditional: 繼往開來

jì wǎng kāi lái

Dictionary entry

to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition

What does 继往开来 mean?

继往开来 (jì wǎng kāi lái) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition

2forming a bridge between earlier and later stages

Character breakdown

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继jìto continue · to follow after 往wǎngto go (in a direction) · to 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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继往开来

jì wǎng kāi lái

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