继往开来

繼往開來
jì wǎng kāi lái
HSK 6
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom)

Individual Characters

继jì
to follow
HSK 4
往wǎng
to go (in a direction), to, towards
HSK 1
开kāi
to open, to start, to turn on
HSK 1
来lái
to come, to arrive, to come round

Words Starting With 继

继续jì xù
to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
继承jì chéng
to inherit; to carry on; to succeed

Words Ending With 来

从来cóng lái
always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
原来yuán lái
original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so... actually
后来hòu lái
afterwards; later
将来jiāng lái
in the future; future; the future
本来běn lái
original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course

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