鉴往知来 — “Learn from the past, know the future”
鉴往知来 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to learn from past experiences and events to understand or predict future developments; to use history or previous situations as a guide for what is to come”. Literally, “Learn from the past, know the future”.
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What does 鉴往知来 mean?
鉴往知来 (jiàn wǎng zhī lái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to learn from past experiences and events to understand or predict future developments; to use history or previous situations as a guide for what is to come”.
How do you pronounce 鉴往知来?
鉴往知来 is pronounced jiàn wǎng zhī lái in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鉴往知来 literally mean?
Literally, 鉴往知来 means “Learn from the past, know the future”. It is used to mean “to learn from past experiences and events to understand or predict future developments; to use history or previous situations as a guide for what is to come”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鉴往知来?
鉴：审察或引为教训；往：过去；来：未来。根据以往的情形便知道以后怎样发生变化。