温故知新 in English wen1 gu4 zhi1 xin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to review the old and know the new (idiomatic expression, from the Analects)
  • to recall the past to understand the future

Simplified Characters

温 故 知 新

Traditional Characters

溫 故 知 新

Pinyin

wen1 gu4 zhi1 xin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

温wen1surname Wen 故gu4happening 知zhi1to know 新xin1abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]