Word: 温故知新 (wēngùzhīxīn)

Traditional: 溫故知新

温故知新 dictionary entry

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

Full dictionary entry for 温故知新

Example sentences using 温故知新

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考试前我常常温故知新。

Kǎoshì qián wǒ chángcháng wēngùzhīxīn.

Before exams I often review old material to learn something new.
重读经典能温故知新。

Chóngdú jīngdiǎn néng wēngùzhīxīn.

Rereading the classics lets you gain new insight from old ideas.