前覆后戒 — “Learn from past mistakes”
前覆后戒 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Learn from past mistakes”. Previous failures serve as future warnings. Literally, “Previous downfall, future warning”.
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前覆后戒 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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在学习新技能时，我们应该牢记前覆后戒，从别人的经验中吸取教训，避免重蹈覆辙。
When learning a new skill, we should bear in mind that past failures serve as future warnings, drawing lessons from others' experiences to avoid repeating the same mistakes.
Idioms Related to 前覆后戒
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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Open the tool →Questions about 前覆后戒
What does 前覆后戒 mean?
前覆后戒 (qián fù hòu jiè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Learn from past mistakes”.
How do you pronounce 前覆后戒?
前覆后戒 is pronounced qián fù hòu jiè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 前覆后戒 literally mean?
Literally, 前覆后戒 means “Previous downfall, future warning”. It is used to mean “Learn from past mistakes”.
What is the Chinese definition of 前覆后戒?
比喻先前的失败，可以做为以后的教训。