前
事
不
忘
，
后
事
之
师
q
i
á
n
q
i
á
n
s
h
ì
s
h
ì
b
ú
b
ù
w
à
n
g
w
à
n
g
,
,
h
ò
u
h
ò
u
s
h
ì
s
h
ì
z
h
ī
z
h
ī
s
h
ī
s
h
ī
Definitions
1. don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
Components
前事
qián shì
–
past events
不
bù
–
(negative prefix)
忘
wàng
–
to forget
后事
hòu shì
–
future events
之
zhī
–
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
师
Shī
–
surname Shi