Definition & Meaning

make the past serve the present; adapt ancient forms for (to) present-day use

Word usage

gǔ wéi jīn yòng

古 为 今 用

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slmake the past serve the present; adapt ancient forms for (to) present-day use
- gǔ wéi jīn yòng yáng wéi zhōng yòng
  古为今用，洋为中用。
  Make the past serve the present and foreign things serve China.
synonym
yuán gǔ zhèng jīn援古证今

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"为" cannot be pronounced as "wèi" in "古为今用".

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