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繼往開來 (gai3 wong5 hoi1 loi4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

繼往開來 (gai3 wong5 hoi1 loi4, jì wǎng kāi lái) — to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition; forming a bridge between earlier and later stages

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 繼 (gai3) — (adjective) (of familiar members) Step- (e.g. step father 繼父); to continue; to …
• 繼任 (gai3 jam6) — to succeed sb in a job; successor
• 繼任者 (gai3 jam6 ze2) — successor
• 繼位 (gai3 wai6) — to succeed to the throne
• 繼嗣 (gai3 zi6) — to continue; to continue a family line; posterity; heir
• 繼子 (gai3 zi2) — stepson

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