章往考來
zhāng​wǎng​kǎo​lái

to reflect on the past to predict the future

  • created sense approved 章往考来/章往考來 · zhāng​wǎng​kǎo​lái · to reflect on the past to predict the future — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    章往考来 / 章往考來

    zhāng​wǎng​kǎo​lái

    to reflect on the past to predict the future

    (variant form) to examine the past in order to understand what is to come

    章 (literal) → 章 · zhāng · make known 往 (literal) → 往 · wǎng · past 考 (literal) → 考 · kǎo · to investigate 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · future

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