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鉴往知来

jiàn wǎng zhī lái

4-character word Traditional 鑒往知來

What 鉴往知来 means

1. to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come

The characters in 鉴往知来

• 鉴jiànbronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect; to mirror
• 往wǎngto go (in a direction); to; towards
• 知zhīto know; to be aware
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…