前因后果 — “The causes and effects of an event”
前因后果 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the causes and effects of an event”. The whole story from beginning to end; the ins and outs. Literally, “previous causes and subsequent effects”.
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在时处理问题时，我们必须深入调查，弄清事情的前因后果。
When dealing with a problem, we must investigate thoroughly to understand the causes and effects of the matter.
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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 前因后果 mean?
前因后果 (qián yīn hòu guǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the causes and effects of an event”.
How do you pronounce 前因后果?
前因后果 is pronounced qián yīn hòu guǒ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 前因后果 literally mean?
Literally, 前因后果 means “previous causes and subsequent effects”. It is used to mean “the causes and effects of an event”.
What is the Chinese definition of 前因后果?
起因和结果。泛指事情的整个过程。