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既往不咎

jì wǎng bù jiù

4-character word

What 既往不咎 means

1. to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
2. There is no point in crying over spilt milk.

The characters in 既往不咎

• 既jìalready; since; both... (and...)
• 往wǎngto go (in a direction); to; towards
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 咎jiùfault; to blame; to punish

Example sentences

• 既往不咎。
  Jìwǎngbùjiù.
  Let bygones be bygones.