前人栽树，后人乘凉
qián​rén​zāi​shù​hòu​rén​chéng​liáng

to benefit from one's predecessors

  • created reference approved 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 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    前人栽树，后人乘凉 / 前人栽樹，後人乘涼 qián​rén​zāi​shù​hòu​rén​chéng​liáng

    前人种树，后人乘凉 / 前人種樹，後人乘涼 qián​rén​zhòng​shù​hòu​rén​chéng​liáng

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  • created sense approved 前人栽树，后人乘凉/前人栽樹，後人乘涼 · qián​rén​zāi​shù​hòu​rén​chéng​liáng · to benefit from one's predecessors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    前人栽树，后人乘凉 / 前人栽樹，後人乘涼

    qián​rén​zāi​shù​hòu​rén​chéng​liáng

    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.

    前人 (literal) → 前人 · qián​rén · predecessors 栽 (literal) → 栽 · zāi · to plant 树 (literal) → 树/樹 · shù · tree ， (non_chinese) 后人 (literal) → 后人/後人 · hòu​rén · posterity 乘凉 (literal) → 乘凉/乘涼 · chéng​liáng · to cool off

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