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Open the tool →彰往考来 (zhāng wǎng kǎo lái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to analyze past events and consider future developments”.
彰往考来 is pronounced zhāng wǎng kǎo lái in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 彰往考来 means “Clarify the past, examine the future”. It is used to mean “to analyze past events and consider future developments”.
指彰明往事,考察未来。