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鉴往知来
jiàn​wǎng​zhī​lái

to learn from the past

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鉴往知来/ 鑒往知來 jiàn​wǎng​zhī​lái variants: 鑑往知來 to learn from the past

to observe and learn from past experiences in order to foresee how the future will develop; studying history gives insight into what is to come

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