前人 qiánrén person in front Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: predecessors All meanings 2 qiánrén 2 person in front 1predecessors 1 1 sentence for 前人 (qiánrén — predecessors) 前人栽树,后人乘凉。 qiánrén zāi shù, hòurén chéngliáng. One generation plants trees; the next enjoys the shade. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary