前车之鉴

qián chē zhī jiàn

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1. to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)

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Child Words of 前车之鉴

• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 前 前 qián: front
• 车 车 chē: car
• 车 车 jū: war chariot (archaic)
• 鉴 鉴 jiàn: to reflect