前人栽树，后人乘凉

qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 前人栽树，后人乘凉

乘
chéng

to ride

乘
shèng

(archaic) four horse military chariot

人
rén

person; people

前
qián

front

后
hòu

empress

后人
hòu rén
栽
zāi

to plant; to grow

树
shù

tree

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
liàng

to let sth cool down

乘凉
chéng liáng

to cool off in the shade

前人
qián rén

predecessor