前事不忘，后事之师 qián shì bù wàng ， hòu shì zhī shī

don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience

Characters

Character Meaning
前 qián HSK 1
front; before; forward
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
忘 wàng HSK 3
to forget; to neglect; to overlook
后 hòu HSK 1
behind; after; later
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
师 shī HSK 1
teacher; master; expert