前合后偃 — “To sway unsteadily”
前合后偃 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sway unsteadily”. To rock back and forth, unable to maintain one's balance; to totter.
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前合后偃 Pronunciation and Pinyin
前合后偃 Character Breakdown
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他已经三天没有好好休息了，累得前合后偃，眼睛都快睁不开了。
He hadn't had a good rest for three days, so exhausted that he was swaying unsteadily, barely able to keep his eyes open.
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- 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
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What does 前合后偃 mean?
前合后偃 (qián hé hòu yǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sway unsteadily”.
How do you pronounce 前合后偃?
前合后偃 is pronounced qián hé hòu yǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 前合后偃?
偃：倒。身体前后晃动，不能自持