借古喻今 jiè gǔ yù jīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to borrow the past as a model for the present

CHARACTERS

借 jiè
HSK 3
borrow; lend; make pretext of
古 gǔ
HSK 5
old, classic, ancient
喻 yù
HSK 6
metaphor, analogy; example; like
今 jīn
HSK 1
now, today, modern era