后事之师

後事之師

hòushìzhīshī

phrase #98,071

Meanings

HSK 6

前事不忘，后事之师，我们要从历史中吸取教训。

Qiánshìbúwàng, hòushìzhīshī, wǒmen yào cóng lìshǐ zhōng xīqǔ jiàoxùn.

Don't forget the past; it's a teacher for the future, we must draw lessons from history.

HSK 6

这次失败就当是后事之师，下次一定不会再犯同样的错。

Zhè cì shībài jiù dāng shì hòushìzhīshī, xiàcì yídìng bú huì zài fàn tóngyàng de cuò.

Treat this failure as a lesson for the future; we won't make the same mistake next time.

history

The second half of 前事不忘，后事之师, from 《战国策·赵策一》. The full phrase means past events, once remembered, become a guide for what comes after.

后 hòu

事 shì

之 zhī

师 shī