前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
前赴后继
qiánfùhòujì
to advance wave upon wave; to press forward one after another
Characters in this word
继 jì
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 多年以来，治沙人前赴后继，终于让沙漠变成了绿洲。 Duōnián yǐlái, zhìshārén qiánfùhòujì, zhōngyú ràng shāmò biànchéngle lǜzhōu. For many years, generations of desert-control workers pressed forward one after another, finally turning desert into oasis.
- 为了保护这条河，志愿者前赴后继地参加清理活动。 Wèile bǎohù zhè tiáo hé, zhìyuànzhě qiánfùhòujì de cānjiā qīnglǐ huódòng. To protect this river, volunteers joined the clean-up activities one wave after another.
- 创业的路上虽然艰难，年轻人仍然前赴后继地尝试。 Chuàngyè de lùshang suīrán jiānnán, niánqīngrén réngrán qiánfùhòujì de chángshì. Although the road of starting a business is hard, young people still keep trying, one after another.
Related words
- 前 qián front, before
- 前边 qiánbian front, in front
- 前天 qiántiān the day before yesterday
- 面前 miànqián in front of
- 前年 qiánnián the year before last
- 以前 yǐqián before; in the past
- 从前 cóngqián in the past; long ago
- 目前 mùqián now; at present
- 前后 qiánhòu front and back
- 前进 qiánjìn to move forward
- 前面 qiánmiàn in front; ahead
- 前往 qiánwǎng to go to; to head for