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承前启后

chéng qián qǐ hòu

4-character word Traditional 承前啟後

What 承前启后 means

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

The characters in 承前启后

• 承chéngto bear; to carry; to hold
• 前qiánfront; forward; ahead
• 启qǐto open; to start; to initiate
• 后hòuempress; queen; (archaic) monarch

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