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 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. Cross-References Variant of 前人种树，后人乘凉 qiánrénzhòngshùhòurénchéngliáng
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. Cross-References Variant of 前人种树，后人乘凉 qiánrénzhòngshùhòurénchéngliáng