Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「承前啟後」, with details below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「承前啟後」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Cheng: to inherit; Qi: to start. Take over the previous one and create the next one. It means to inherit the work of predecessors and pave the way for future generations.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chéng qián qǐ hòu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sing4 chin4 kai2 hau6
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
