chéng​qián​qǐ​hòu

to bridge 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. qián prepositionlocative
    before
    (bound form) ago; before; earlier; previously
  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. hòu locativepreposition
    after
    (bound form) later in time; afterwards; future; subsequent in a sequence