有則改之，無則加勉

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correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)

Written Forms

有則改之，無則加勉Traditional · Main Form
有则改之，无则加勉Alternate Form

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