以史为鉴(yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn)

4 charactersTrad. 以史爲鑑

to learn from history (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
Meaning
to learn from history (idiom)
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
以史爲鑑

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