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to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) · to recall the past to understand the future

温故知新
wēn gù zhī xīn
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)忆苦思甜yì kǔ sī tiánto recall · memories · CL: gè回忆huí yì
Antonyms
to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots数典忘祖shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ