qián​rén​zhòng​shù​hòu​rén​chéng​liáng

to benefit from one's predecessors

前人种树,后人乘凉 前人種樹,後人乘涼 qián​rén​zhòng​shù​hòu​rén​chéng​liáng
to benefit from one's predecessors
one generation plants trees and the next sits in their shade; to enjoy the fruits of the labor of those who came before

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