- 来者不拒 láizhěbùjù to refuse nobodyto welcome all comers; to accept any offer or request without exception
- 后来者居上 hòuláizhějūshàng latecomers surpass their predecessorsNewcomers or those who started late move to the front or surpass those who came before them.
- 来者可追 láizhěkězhuī the future can yet be shapedthe future can still be influenced or mended; the past is gone, but one can still make up for it in the future
- 前不见古人，后不见来者 qiánbùjiàngǔrénhòubùjiànláizhě unprecedentedLiterally meaning "before, I do not see the ancients; behind, I do not see those yet to come," this idiom describes something unique, unsurpassed, or completely unprecedented.
- 来者不善，善者不来 láizhěbùshànshànzhěbùlái he who comes is surely ill-intentionedhe who comes is surely ill-intentioned, and no one well-meaning will come; used to warn that a visitor likely has ulterior motives or is bringing trouble
- 新来者 xīnláizhě newcomera person who has recently arrived at a place or joined a group
- 前无古人，后无来者 qiánwúgǔrénhòuwúláizhě peerlessnever seen before in the past and unlikely to be matched in the future; describes an achievement or person of unparalleled greatness
- 前无古人后无来者 qiánwúgǔrénhòuwúláizhě unprecedented and unrepeatableTo surpass all others of its kind before and after; unique through all time; synonymous with [[空前绝后|空前絕後|kong1 qian2 jue2 hou4]]
- 往者不可谏，来者犹可追 wǎngzhěbùkějiànláizhěyóukězhuī the past is gone but the future can be shapedwhat is past cannot be corrected, but what is to come can still be mended; it is never too late to change course
