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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「極往知來」, with its usage explained below.

Discover the idiom 「極往知來」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.

Know the past and predict the future.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jí wǎng zhī lái

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gik6 wong5 ji1 loi4

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.