前赴后继 — “To advance wave upon wave, pressing forward dauntlessly”
前赴后继 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to advance wave upon wave, pressing forward dauntlessly”. To follow in the footsteps of predecessors, one stepping into the breach as another falls. Literally, “The front go forward, the back follow”.
前赴后继 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
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What does 前赴后继 mean?
前赴后继 (qián fù hòu jì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to advance wave upon wave, pressing forward dauntlessly”.
How do you pronounce 前赴后继?
前赴后继 is pronounced qián fù hòu jì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 前赴后继 literally mean?
Literally, 前赴后继 means “the front go forward, the back follow”. It is used to mean “to advance wave upon wave, pressing forward dauntlessly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 前赴后继?
前面的冲上去了，后面的紧跟上来。形容不断投入战斗，奋勇冲杀向前。