繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái

DEFINITIONS

  1. to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
  2. forming a bridge between earlier and later stages

CHARACTERS

繼 jì continue, maintain, carry on
往 wǎng
HSK 2
go, depart; past, formerly
開 kāi open; initiate, begin, start
來 lái come, coming; return, returning