The past and the present
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zhu ó g ǔ y ù J ī n, which means to refer to those who choose the good from the past for reference in the governance of the present. From "Wen Xin Diao Long · Zou Qi".
The origin of Idioms
In the Southern Dynasty, Liang and Liu Xie's "Wen Xin Diao Long · Zou Qi", it is said that "strong ambition is enough to accomplish a task, broad knowledge is enough to make poor reason, and it is necessary to take into account the past and control the present, so as to control the complex."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing.
The past and the present
man 's life and family possessions - shēn jiā xìng mìng
profound in substance and beautiful in style - chén bó jué lì