温故而知新 (溫故而知新)
wēn gù ér zhī xīn
Pinyin

Definition

温故而知新 (溫故而知新)
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wēn gù ér zhī xīn
  1. to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)
  2. to recall the past to understand the future

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

故事
gù shì
  1. 1 old practice
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
新
Xīn
  1. 1 abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xīn jiāng] or Singapore 新加坡[Xīn jiā pō]
  2. 2 surname Xin
新增
xīn zēng
  1. 1 newly added
  2. 2 additional
  3. 3 to add (to what already exists)
新年
xīn nián
  1. 1 New Year
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
新浪
Xīn làng
  1. 1 Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company

Idioms (20)

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
  1. 1 to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一改故辙
yī gǎi gù zhé
  1. 1 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
  2. 2 a volte-face
  3. 3 to change old practices
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)