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前仆后继

qián pū hòu jìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
one falls, the next follows (idiom) / stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades / advancing wave upon wave
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-59f68c986a599e74. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

前仆後繼 前仆后继 [qian2 pu1 hou4 ji4] /one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades/advancing wave upon wave/

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Other forms in these source records: 前仆後繼

  • 前
    qián

    front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly

  • 仆
    pū

    to fall forward / to fall prostrate

    pú

    servant

  • 后
    hòu

    empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler / back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

    Hòu

    surname Hou

  • 继
    jì

    to continue / to follow after / to go on with / to succeed / to inherit / then / afterwards

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.