Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「數往知來」 below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「數往知來」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Count: calculate; past: past; future: future. By understanding the past, we can infer the future.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shù wǎng zhī lái
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sou2/sou3 wong5 ji1 loi4
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
