薪火相传

xīn huǒ xiāng chuán

Definitions

1. lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)
2. fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another

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Child Words of 薪火相传

to pass on

biography

fire

to pass on

each other

appearance

firewood; fuel