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继往开来

jìwǎngkāilái

Traditional: 繼往開來

to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages

Character Breakdown

继
jì
to continue, to carry on; to succeed, to inherit
HSK 4
往
wǎng
to go, to depart; past, former
HSK 2
开
kāi
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
HSK 1
来
lái
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
HSK 1

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