抚今追昔

撫今追昔
fǔjīn-zhuīxī
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to reflect on the present and recall the past
  2. 2 to contemplate past and present
  3. 3 to reminisce while considering how things are now

Examples

HSK 5
Lǎorén fǔjīn-zhuīxī, jiǎng qǐ le dāngnián de gùshi.
The old man, thinking about past and present, began telling stories from those years.
HSK 6
Fǔjīn-zhuīxī, wǒ shēnshēn tǐhuì dào shēnghuó de biànhuà.
Looking at now and back then, I feel deeply how life has changed.
HSK 7-9
Huídào gùxiāng, fǔjīn-zhuīxī, gǎnkǎi-wànqiān.
Returning to my hometown, reflecting on past and present, I was overwhelmed with emotion.

Tips

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Literary and somewhat nostalgic in tone. Most common in memoirs, speeches, editorial essays, and reunion contexts.

Stroke Order

jīn
zhuī