前事不忘，后事之师

qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī

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

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Child Words of 前事不忘，后事之师

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 事 事 shì: matter
• 前 前 qián: front
• 后 后 hòu: empress
• 忘 忘 wàng: to forget
• 前事 前事 qián shì: past events
• 师 师 shī: teacher
• 后事 后事 hòu shì: future events