前车之鉴

qián chē zhī jiàn

Definitions

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

Child Words of 前车之鉴

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