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继往开来

jì wǎng kāi lái

HSK 6 4-character word Traditional 繼往開來

What 继往开来 means

1. to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
2. forming a bridge between earlier and later stages

The characters in 继往开来

• 继jìto continue; to follow after; to go on with
• 往wǎngto go (in a direction); to; towards
• 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start…
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…