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贵远贱近

guìyuǎnjiànjìn

Traditional: 貴遠賤近

to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)

Character Breakdown

贵
guì
expensive, costly; valuable, precious
HSK 2
远
yuǎn
distant, remote, far; profound
HSK 2
贱
jiàn
cheap, low, mean, worthless
近
jìn
to approach; near, close; intimate
HSK 2

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