贵远贱近 guì yuǎn jiàn jìn

to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
贵 guì HSK 2
expensive; (honorific) your; precious
远 yuǎn HSK 2
far; distant; remote
贱 jiàn
inexpensive; lowly
近 jìn HSK 2
near; close to; approximately