溫故而知新

wan1 gu3 ji4 zi1 san1

to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) · to recall the past to understand the future

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)
  2. to recall the past to understand the future

Written Forms

溫故而知新Traditional · Main Form
温故而知新Alternate Form

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