chéng
xiān
hòu

idiom

Meaning of 承先启后

承先启后 means to inherit the past and usher in the future. Pronounced chéng xiān qǐ hòu.

  • to inherit the past and usher in the future

Definitions & Examples

de
yán
jiū
gōng
zuò
chéng
xiān
hòu
 
wèi
zhè
xué
de
zhǎn
diàn
dìng
le
chǔ
 

His research work inherited the past and paved the way for the future, laying the foundation for the development of this discipline.

Zhè
wén
xué
shǐ
zhù
zuò
yǒu
chéng
xiān
hòu
de
zhòng
yào
 

This literary history work is of great importance in inheriting the past and inspiring the future.

Lǎo
bèi
shù
jiā
de
rèn
wu
shì
chéng
xiān
hòu
 
péi
yǎng
xīn
dài
de
jiē
bān
rén
 

The task of the older generation of artists is to connect the past and the future by cultivating a new generation of successors.

Zài
zhè
ge
shù
xīn
de
shí
dài
 
men
yào
chéng
xiān
hòu
de
wéi
fāng
shì
 

In this era of technological innovation, we need a mindset that carries forward the past and opens up the future.