有則改之,無則加勉

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Chinese

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to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm
(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle
 
to change; to alter; to transform
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 
's; him/her/it; this not have
(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm
(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle
 
to add; plus exhort
trad. (有則改之,無則加勉)
simp. (有则改之,无则加勉)

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Idiom

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有則改之,無則加勉

  1. correct mistakes if you have made any and guard against them if you have not