Meaning of 前事不忘，后事之师
前事不忘，后事之师 means remember past events; learn from history. Pronounced qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī.
- remember past events; learn from history
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
cì次
shī失
bài败
shì是
gè个
cǎn惨
tòng痛
jiào教
xùn训
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
zuò做
dào到
qián前
shì事
bù不
wàng忘
，
hòu后
shì事
zhī之
shī师
。
This failure was a painful lesson; we must remember the past to guide the future.
Huí回
gù顾
lì历
shǐ史
，
qián前
shì事
bù不
wàng忘
，
hòu后
shì事
zhī之
shī师
，
cái才
néng能
bì避
miǎn免
chóng重
dǎo蹈
fù覆
zhé辙
。
By reviewing history and learning from the past, we can avoid repeating the same mistakes.
Lǎo老
shī师
cháng常
yǐ以
“
qián前
shì事
bù不
wàng忘
，
hòu后
shì事
zhī之
shī师
”
lái来
jiào教
dǎo导
wǒ我
men们
yào要
cóng从
cuò错
wù误
zhōng中
xué学
xí习
。
The teacher often uses the phrase 'learn from the past' to teach us to learn from our mistakes.
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