Definition
Used to describe a transitional period or a person who continues traditions while also innovating for the future.
idiom
to carry on the past and open up the futureto serve as a bridge between earlier and later stages
Examples
- 继往开来，。Wǒmen yào jì wǎng kāi lái, chuàngzào gèng hǎo de wèilái.We must build on the past and create a better future.
- 继往开来，。Zhège qǐyè jì wǎng kāi lái, fāzhǎn hěn kuài.This company carries forward the legacy and develops rapidly.
- 继往开来。jì wǎng kāi lái shì xīn shídài qīngnián de zérèn.Carrying forward the past and opening up the future is the responsibility of youth in the new era.
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