Meaning of 惩前毖后
惩前毖后 means learn from past mistakes to prevent their recurrence; treat the disease in order to save the patient. Pronounced chéng qián bì hòu.
- learn from past mistakes to prevent their recurrence; treat the disease in order to save the patient
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
cì次
huì会
yì议
de的
zōng宗
zhǐ旨
shì是
chéng惩
qián前
bì毖
hòu后
，
zǒng总
jié结
jīng经
yàn验
jiào教
xùn训
。
The purpose of this meeting is to learn from past mistakes and summarize the lessons.
Duì对
fàn犯
cuò错
wù误
de的
tóng同
zhì志
，
wǒ我
men们
yīng应
cǎi采
qǔ取
chéng惩
qián前
bì毖
hòu后
、
zhì治
bìng病
jiù救
rén人
de的
fāng方
zhēn针
。
Towards comrades who have made mistakes, we should adopt the policy of learning from past mistakes to avoid future ones and curing the illness to save the patient.
Zhè这
cì次
shì事
gù故
gěi给
wǒ我
men们
qiāo敲
xiǎng响
le了
jǐng警
zhōng钟
，
bì必
xū须
chéng惩
qián前
bì毖
hòu后
，
wán完
shàn善
ān安
quán全
zhì制
dù度
。
This accident served as a wake-up call; we must learn from it and improve our safety system.