We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「觀往知來」, explained below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「觀往知來」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
If you study the past carefully, you can predict the future.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
guān wǎng zhī lái
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gun1 wong5 ji1 loi4
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.
