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前车之覆,后车之鉴

lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy

Characters and words in 前车之覆,后车之鉴

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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chē = ch + e1
car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159
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= ju + Ø1
war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)
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zhī = zh + Ø1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
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= fu + Ø4
to cover / to overflow / to overturn / to capsize
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= fu + 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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lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy
jiàn = ji + an4
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jiàn = ji + an4
jiàn = ji + an4
bronze mirror (used in ancient times) / to reflect / to mirror / sth that serves as a warning or a lesson / to examine / to scrutinize
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jiàn = ji + an4
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Words with 前车之覆,后车之鉴

前车之覆,后车之鉴 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 前车之覆,后车之鉴

前车之覆,后车之鉴 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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