wǎng​zhě​bù​kě​jiàn​lái​zhě​yóu​kě​zhuī

the past is gone but the future can be shaped

  1. wǎng nounadverb
    past
    (bound form) past or previous; referring to times or events that have already happened
  2. zhě pronoun
    [pronoun]
    (bound form) used after a number or direction word to refer back to people or things previously mentioned; translates as "the ... one" (e.g. "the former", "the two")
  3. 不可 bù​kě auxiliaryadjective
    cannot
    to be unable to; to be impossible
  4. to admonish
    (bound form) to urge someone to correct their mistakes; to remonstrate, typically used for an inferior advising a superior
  5. lái
    non-Chinese
  6. future; future generations
    (literary) Things or people that will come in the future; the future; successors
  7. still alright
    still alright; acceptable; can still be done; probably
  8. to chase
    to chase; to pursue; to follow closely in order to catch up