前人種樹，後人乘涼
qián​rén​zhòng​shù​hòu​rén​chéng​liáng

to benefit from one's predecessors

  • created sense approved 前人种树，后人乘凉/前人種樹，後人乘涼 · qián​rén​zhòng​shù​hòu​rén​chéng​liáng · to benefit from one's predecessors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    前人种树，后人乘凉 / 前人種樹，後人乘涼

    qián​rén​zhòng​shù​hòu​rén​chéng​liáng

    to benefit from one's predecessors

    one generation plants trees and the next sits in their shade; to enjoy the fruits of the labor of those who came before

    前人 (literal) → 前人 · qián​rén · predecessors 种树 (literal) → 种树/種樹 · zhòng​shù · to plant trees ， (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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