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前人栽树，后人乘凉

qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng

9-character word Traditional 前人栽樹，後人乘涼

What 前人栽树，后人乘凉 means

1. to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)

The characters in 前人栽树，后人乘凉

• 前qiánfront; forward; ahead
• 人rénperson; people
• 栽zāito plant; to grow; to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign); to impose sth on sb
• 树shùtree; to cultivate; to set up
• 后hòuempress; queen; (archaic) monarch
• 人rénperson; people
• 乘chéngto ride; to mount; to make use of
• 凉liángcool; cold