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Chinese dictionary
sllearn a lesson from the past and keep an eye on the future; learn from past errors to avoid future ones; take warning from the past in order to ensure abidance in the future
惩前毖后,救治病人
help those who have done wrong to learn from their errors of the past
罚款作为一种手段,必须与教育相结合,方能惩前毖后,以儆效尤。
Penalty as a means, must combines with education, in that way, people can learn from past errors to avoid future mistakes, and set examples to others.
我们采取惩前毖后、治病救人的方针,是正确的。
We were right in adopting the policy of learning from past mistakes to avoid future ones and curing the sickness to save the patient.
Word usage
- Note"惩前毖后" is often used in conjunction with "治病救人".