前车之覆 qiánchēzhīfù previous failure Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 前车之覆，后车之鉴 qiánchēzhīfùhòuchēzhījiàn to learn from past mistakes lit. the cart in front overturns, providing a warning to the cart behind; fig. to draw lessons from the failures of those who came before or from one's own past mistakes