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前人栽树,后人乘凉

to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)

Characters and words in 前人栽树,后人乘凉

qián = qi + an2
front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly
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predecessor / forebears / the person facing you
rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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zāi = z + ai1
to grow / to plant / to insert / to force on sb / to fall head first
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zāi = z + ai1
to plant; to grow / to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign) / to impose sth on sb / to stumble; to fall down
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shù = shu + Ø4
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hòu = h + ou4
empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler
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hòu = h + ou4
back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-
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later generation
chéng = ch + (e)ng2
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chéng = ch + (e)ng2
to ride / to mount / to make use of / to avail oneself of / to take advantage of / to multiply (math.) / Buddhist sect or creed
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shèng = sh + (e)ng4
four horse military chariot (archaic) / four (archaic) / generic term for history books
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chéng = ch + (e)ng2
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shèng = sh + (e)ng4
(archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books
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to cool off in the shade
liáng = li + ang2
the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
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liáng = li + ang2
liàng = li + ang4
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