温故而知新

溫故而知新
wēngùérzhīxīn
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 review the old to know the new
  2. 2 revisiting what you've learned deepens fresh understanding
  3. 3 classic phrase from the Analects of Confucius

Examples

Lǎoshī yào wǒmen wēngù'érzhīxīn, měizhōu fùxí yí cì jiù zhīshi.
The teacher wants us to 'review the old to know the new' by going back over prior material each week.
Zài dú yí biàn zhè běnshū, wēngù'érzhīxīn, zǒng yǒu xīn de tǐhuì.
Re-reading this book always brings fresh insights — reviewing old things yields something new.

Stroke Order

wēn
ér
zhī
xīn