进思尽忠，退思补过
jìn​sī​jìn​zhōng​tuì​sī​bǔ​guò

to serve loyally and correct mistakes

  1. 进 進 jìn verb
    to advance
    To move forward or upward; to make progress; opposite of 退 tuì.
  2. 思 sī verbadjective
    to think
    (bound form) to think; to consider; to deliberate
  3. 尽忠 盡忠 jìn​zhōng
    to be utterly loyal
    To devote all one's loyalty to a cause or one's country; to do one's duty as a loyal subject.
  4. ， tuì
    non-Chinese
  5. 退 tuì verb
    to retreat
    to move backward; to withdraw or pull back
  6. 思 sī verbadjective
    to think
    (bound form) to think; to consider; to deliberate
  7. 补过 補過 bǔ​guò
    to make amends
    to make up for an earlier mistake or fault; to expiate