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承前启后

chéng qián qǐ hòu

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 承前启后

• 前 前 qián: front
• 后 后 hòu: empress
• 启 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 承 chéng: to bear