wǎng
jiù

idiom

Meaning of 既往不咎

既往不咎 means to not blame someone for past mistakes; to forgive and forget. Pronounced jì wǎng bù jiù.

  • to not blame someone for past mistakes; to forgive and forget

Definitions & Examples

Zhǐ
yào
kěn
gǎi
guò
xīn
 
men
duì
wǎng
jiù
 

As long as you are willing to turn over a new leaf, we will forgive your past mistakes.

Gōng
jué
dìng
duì
xīn
yuán
gōng
de
guò
wǎng
jīng
wǎng
jiù
 

The company decided to let bygones be bygones regarding the new employee's past experiences.

Duì
xiē
yuàn
tóu
xiáng
de
rén
 
men
wǎng
jiù
 

We can forgive past actions for those enemies willing to surrender.

Guò
de
jiù
ràng
guò
ba
 
men
yào
wǎng
jiù
 
xiàng
qián
kàn
 

Let bygones be bygones. We should forgive the past and look forward.

shuō
 
jiù
wǎng
 
 
si
wán
quán
xiāng
tóng
 

Also said as 'bù jiù jì wǎng', with exactly the same meaning.