承前启后

chéng qián qǐ hòu

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Definitions

  1. 1. to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
  2. 2. forming a bridge between earlier and later stages

Child Words of 承前启后

前
qián

front

后
hòu

empress

启
qǐ

Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[yǔ], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[xià cháo] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)

承
chéng

to bear