观往知来 guānwǎngzhīlái predict the future by observing the past Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 观 觀 guān verb to look at to look at; to watch; to observe or behold往 wǎng nounadverb past (bound form) past or previous; referring to times or events that have already happened知 zhī verb to know to know; to be aware of; to realize or sense来 來 lái noun future (bound form) Future; coming; next