Read Edit View history 前人栽树，后人乘凉 qiánrénzāishùhòurénchéngliáng to benefit from one's predecessors Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 前人栽树，后人乘凉/ 前人栽樹，後人乘涼 qiánrénzāishùhòurénchéngliáng to benefit from one's predecessors One generation plants the trees in whose shade the next generation rests; to enjoy the benefits of the hard work and foresight of those who came before. Edit Delete References Add reference variant 前人栽树，后人乘凉/前人栽樹，後人乘涼 → 前人种树，后人乘凉/前人種樹，後人乘涼 Edit Delete
前人栽树，后人乘凉/ 前人栽樹，後人乘涼 qiánrénzāishùhòurénchéngliáng to benefit from one's predecessors One generation plants the trees in whose shade the next generation rests; to enjoy the benefits of the hard work and foresight of those who came before. Edit Delete