继往开来

jì wǎng kāi lái

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Definitions

  1. 1. to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
  2. 2. forming a bridge between earlier and later stages

Child Words of 继往开来

来
lái

to come

往
wǎng

to go (in a direction)

继
jì

to continue

开
kāi

to open