前脚后脚 — “In quick succession”
前脚后脚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in quick succession”. One after another; arriving or leaving in close sequence.
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前脚后脚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
前脚后脚 Character Breakdown
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下课铃一响，同学们就前脚后脚地跑出了教室，准备去操场玩耍。
As soon as the bell rang for the end of class, students ran out of the classroom one after another, ready to go play on the playground.
Idioms Related to 前脚后脚
More idioms starting with 前
- qián前bù不bā巴cūn村，，hòu后bù不bā巴diàn店nowhere to go for help
- qián前bù不bā巴cūn村，，hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded in the middle of nowhere
- qián前bù不zháo着cūn村，，hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded without support
- qián前bù不jiàn见gǔ古rén人，，hòu后bù不jiàn见lái来zhě者unprecedented and peerless, profoundly alone
- qián前shì事bù不wàng忘，，hòu后shì事zhī之shī师Learn from the past to guide the future
- qián前rén人shī失jiǎo脚，，hòu后rén人bǎ把huá滑learn from others' mistakes
- qián前rén人zāi栽shù树，，hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from earlier efforts
- qián前rén人zhǒng种dé德hòu后rén人shōu收Later generations benefit from ancestors' virtues
- qián前rén人zhòng种shù树，，hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from previous efforts
- qián前pū仆hòu后jì继fall and follow in a continuous effort
- qián前pū仆hòu后qǐ起one falls, another rises
- qián前pú仆hòu后bó踣fall one after another
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What does 前脚后脚 mean?
前脚后脚 (qián jiǎo hòu jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in quick succession”.
How do you pronounce 前脚后脚?
前脚后脚 is pronounced qián jiǎo hòu jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.