有時我們必須回望過去，才能看清前程。

Sometimes we need to look back to know where we are going to.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 有時 yǒushí
  1. sometimes
  2. now and then
2 我們 wǒmen we; us; ourselves; our
3 必須 bìxū
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. compulsory
  4. necessarily
4 回望 huíwàng
  1. to return sb's gaze; to meet sb's eyes
  2. to look back (to one's rear)
  3. (fig.) to look back at (the past); to reflect on
=5 過去 guòqù
  1. (in the) past; former; previous
  2. to go over; to pass by
=5 過去 guòqu (verb suffix)
6 才能 cáinéng
  1. talent
  2. ability
  3. capacity
7 看清 kànqīng to see clearly
8 前程 qiánchéng future (career etc) prospects