承 上 起 下

chéng shàng qǐ xiàdictionary entry

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

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Original source entry:

承上起下 承上起下 [cheng2 shang4 qi3 xia4] /to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition/forming a bridge between earlier and later stages/

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