鉴往知来

jiàn wǎng zhī lái

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Definitions

  1. 1. to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come

Child Words of 鉴往知来

来
lái

to come

往
wǎng

to go (in a direction)

知
zhī

to know

鉴
jiàn

to reflect