贵远贱近 guì yuǎn jiàn jìn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

贵 guì
HSK 2
expensive, costly, valuable
远 yuǎn
HSK 2
distant, remote, far; profound
贱 jiàn mean, low; cheap, worthless
近 jìn
HSK 2
near, close; approach; intimate