前车覆，后车戒
qián​chē​fù​hòu​chē​jiè

learn from predecessors' mistakes

  1. 前 qián adjectivenumeral
    first
    (bound form) first; preceding; top; leading. Used for ranks, lists, or the initial part of a sequence.
  2. 车 車 chē noun
    vehicle
    wheeled land vehicle; car; bicycle; bus; traffic
  3. 复 覆 fù noun
    to overturn
    To capsize, tip over, or subvert; to fall or be defeated; to overturn; to upset.
  4. ， hòu
    non-Chinese
  5. 后 後 hòu locativepreposition
    after
    (bound form) later in time; afterwards; future; subsequent in a sequence
  6. 车 車 chē noun
    vehicle
    wheeled land vehicle; car; bicycle; bus; traffic
  7. 戒 jiè
    to warn
    to warn; to admonish; to exhort; to warn against repeating a mistake