长江后浪推前浪

lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom) / fig. the new is constantly replacing the old / each new generation excels the previous / (of things) to be constantly evolving

length / long / forever / always / constantly

chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang

surname Jiang

river / CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]

empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler

back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

wave / breaker / unrestrained / dissipated / to stroll / to ramble

to push / to cut / to refuse / to reject / to decline / to shirk (responsibility) / to put off / to delay / to push forward / to nominate / to elect / massage

front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly