前前后后 — “The whole story”
前前后后 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the whole story”. All the details; from beginning to end. Literally, “before and after”.
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前前后后 Pronunciation and Pinyin
前前后后 Character Breakdown
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他详细地向我们讲述了事情的前前后后，让我们对整个情况有了清晰的了解。
He explained the whole story of the matter in detail, giving us a clear understanding of the entire situation.
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Synonyms of 前前后后
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 前前后后 mean?
前前后后 (qián qián hòu hòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the whole story”.
How do you pronounce 前前后后?
前前后后 is pronounced qián qián hòu hòu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 前前后后 literally mean?
Literally, 前前后后 means “before and after”. It is used to mean “the whole story”.
What is the Chinese definition of 前前后后?
详情，细节，里里外外