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前人

qián rén
predecessor forebears the person facing you

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前人栽树，后人乘凉 Trad. 前人栽樹，後人乘涼

qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
史前人

shǐ qián rén
prehistoric man

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前人栽树，后人乘凉 Trad. 前人栽樹，後人乘涼

qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)

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克架 | kejia | ke jia
剌 | la | la
剌 | la | la
前 | qian | qian
前一天 | qianyitian | qian yi tian
前不久 | qianbujiu | qian bu jiu
前世 | qianshi | qian shi
前世姻缘 | qianshiyinyuan | qian shi yin yuan
前事 | qianshi | qian shi
前事不忘，后事之师 | qianshibuwang,houshizhishi | qian shi bu wang , hou shi zhi shi
前些 | qianxie | qian xie
前人 | qianren | qian ren
前人栽树，后人乘凉 | qianrenzaishu,hourenchengliang | qian ren zai shu , hou ren cheng liang
前仆后继 | qianpuhouji | qian pu hou ji
前仰后合 | qianyanghouhe | qian yang hou he
前件 | qianjian | qian jian
前任 | qianren | qian ren
前来 | qianlai | qian lai
前例 | qianli | qian li
前信号灯 | qianxinhaodeng | qian xin hao deng
前俯后仰 | qianfuhouyang | qian fu hou yang
前倾 | qianqing | qian qing
前兆 | qianzhao | qian zhao