to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
来而不往非礼也來而不往非禮也 1.not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)2.to respond in kind
see 一往无前[yī wǎng wú qián]
see 迎来送往[yíng lái sòng wǎng]
1.(literary) former times2.in olden days
1.in former times2.in olden days
1.out2.outbound3.departing
1.in former years2.in olden days
outbound leg (of a bus or train journey etc)
1.past events2.former times
to contact; to have dealings (with sb)
(coll.) (to beat etc) to death
contrary to what usually happens
the past is vanished like the wind; gone beyond recall
current account (in bank)
1.to take sth to heart2.to take sth seriously
1.to belittle2.to attack sb
thoughts wandering far away
往脸上抹黑往臉上抹黑 1.to bring shame to2.to smear3.to disgrace
打掉门牙，往肚子里咽打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥, 1.lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)2.fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically
人往高处走，水往低处流人往高處走，水往低處流, 1.man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)2.one should constantly strive to make progress
see 勇往直前[yǒng wǎng zhí qián]
胳膊肘往外拐 see 胳膊肘朝外拐[gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi]
人往高处爬，水往低处流人往高處爬，水往低處流, see 人往高處走，人往高处走，水往低处流[rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú]