前人栽树，后人乘凉

qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng

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1. to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)

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Child Words of 前人栽树，后人乘凉

• 乘 乘 chéng: to ride
• 乘 乘 shèng: (archaic) four horse military chariot
• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 前 前 qián: front
• 后 后 hòu: empress
• 栽 栽 zāi: to plant; to grow
• 树 树 shù: tree
• 凉 凉 liáng: the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[nán liáng] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
• 凉 凉 liàng: to let sth cool down
• 乘凉 乘凉 chéng liáng: to cool off in the shade
• 前人 前人 qián rén: predecessor