chéng​xiān​qǐ​hòu

to link the past and the future

  1. chéng verbnoun
    to continue
    (bound form) to continue; to carry on a tradition or relationship; to follow on from what preceded
  2. deceased
    (bound form) deceased; late; ancestors; previous generations
  3. to begin
    (bound form) to start, initiate, or set out; used in contexts such as departing on a journey or beginning a process
  4. descendant
    (bound form) offspring; descendants; generations following one's own