惩前毖后
to learn from past mistakes to avoid future ones; to punish past errors to prevent future repetition
Frequency 1.9
Meanings
- lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
Example sentences
- 惩前毖后是一种智慧。
- 我们要惩前毖后，避免再犯错误。