前仆后继 — “To advance wave upon wave”
前仆后继 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to advance wave upon wave”. To fall one after another and be succeeded by others; to press on dauntlessly in a continuous effort. Literally, “The front falls, the back follows”.
前仆后继 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- 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qǐ起one falls, another rises
- qián前pú仆hòu后bó踣fall one after another
- qián前yǎng仰hòu后hé合rock back and forth with laughter
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What does 前仆后继 mean?
前仆后继 (qián pū hòu jì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to advance wave upon wave”.
How do you pronounce 前仆后继?
前仆后继 is pronounced qián pū hòu jì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 前仆后继 literally mean?
Literally, 前仆后继 means “the front falls, the back follows”. It is used to mean “to advance wave upon wave”.
What is the Chinese definition of 前仆后继?
仆：倒下；继：接着，跟上。前面的倒下了，后面的紧跟上去。形容斗争的英勇壮烈。