溫故而知新

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

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 溫 wēn
  1. warm; lukewarm
  2. to warm up
  3. (bound form) temperature
  4. (bound form) mild; soft; tender
  5. to review (a lesson etc)
  6. (TCM) fever
  7. epidemic; pestilence (old variant of 瘟 wēn)
2 故而 gùér therefore
3 知 zhī
  1. to know
  2. to be aware
4 新 xīn
  1. new
  2. newly
  3. meso- (chemistry)

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