DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT
繼往開來
简 继往开来 · 繁 繼往開來Mandarin · pinyin jì wǎng kāi lái
Meanings
- to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
Characters in this entry
Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.
Explore the spelling
Mandarin tones
4–3–1–2 · ji4 wang3 kai1 lai2
Compare attested words with these syllables ↗Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.
Connected dictionary
6character links
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gai3 wong5 hoi1 loi4
Cantonese word readings for 繼往開來. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack
gai3 wong5 hoi1 loi4
Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.
Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
verb
- to carry on predecessors' work and open up a new path for posterity
Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack