温故而知新 wēn gù ér zhī xīn

review the past and learn new things

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
温 wēn HSK 4
warm; temperature; mild
故 gù HSK 3
therefore; cause; reason
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
知 zhī HSK 2
to know; to be aware
新 xīn HSK 2
new; newly