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惩前毖后
chéng​qián​bì​hòu

to learn from past mistakes

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
惩前毖后 懲前毖後 chéng​qián​bì​hòu
to learn from past mistakes
to learn from previous errors or failures to avoid repeating them in the future; to criticize past mistakes firmly to ensure they do not happen again

Frequency

Written text
0.278 per million

Cross-References

Referenced by

  • 惩 chéng
  • 毖 bì

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Frequency data
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