继往开来
jì​wǎng​kāi​lái

to bridge the past and the future

  • created sense approved 继往开来/繼往開來 · jì​wǎng​kāi​lái · to bridge the past and the future — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    继往开来 / 繼往開來

    jì​wǎng​kāi​lái

    to bridge the past and the future

    to follow the past and herald the future; to carry forward the work of one's predecessors and forge ahead into the future; part of a historical transition

    继 (literal) → 继/繼 · jì · to continue 往 (literal) → 往 · wǎng · past 开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to reclaim 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · future

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