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前事不忘后事之师
前事不忘后事之师
前事不忘后事之师
前事不忘后事之师
前事不忘后事之师
前事不忘后事之师
前事不忘后事之师
前事不忘后事之师

前事不忘后事之师 Pronunciation and Pinyin

前事不忘后事之师 Usage and Examples

Learn from the past

Let the past be a guide for the future

Past experience is a guide for the future

Learn from history

The characters in 前事不忘后事之师

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
前
qián9forward, before, previous
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking
不
bú4not
忘
wàng7to forget
后
hòu6after, behind, empress
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking
之
zhī4possessive or connective particle
师
shī6teacher, master, or division

More words starting with 前

  • qián前yì一tiān天the day before, the previous day
  • qián前yì一wǎn晚the night before, the previous night
  • qián前sān三míng名top three, first three
  • qián前bù不jiǔ久not long ago; recently
  • qián前bù不bā巴cūn村hòu后bù不bā巴diàn店In the middle of nowhere, Far from any village or inn
  • qián前bù不bā巴cūn村hòu后bù不zhe着diàn店in the middle of nowhere, miles from anywhere
  • qián前bù不zhe着cūn村hòu后bù不zhe着diàn店In the middle of nowhere, Remote and isolated
  • qián前shì世previous life, past life
  • qián前shì世de的past life's, of a past life
  • qián前rén人forefathers, ancestors
  • qián前rén人shī失jiǎo脚predecessor's mistake, someone else's failure

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Questions about 前事不忘后事之师

What does 前事不忘后事之师 mean in Chinese?

前事不忘后事之师 (qián shì bú wàng hòu shì zhī shī) means “Learn from the past, Let the past be a guide for the future, Past experience is a guide for the future, Learn from history”.

How do you pronounce 前事不忘后事之师?

前事不忘后事之师 is pronounced qián shì bú wàng hòu shì zhī shī in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Learn from the past” in Chinese?

“Learn from the past” is 前事不忘后事之师 (qián shì bú wàng hòu shì zhī shī) in Chinese.

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