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长江后浪推前浪

Cháng Jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng

7-character word Traditional 長江後浪推前浪

What 长江后浪推前浪 means

1. lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom)
2. fig. the new is constantly replacing the old
3. each new generation excels the previous
4. (of things) to be constantly evolving

The characters in 长江后浪推前浪

• 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte
• 江jiāngriver
• 后hòuempress; queen; (archaic) monarch
• 浪làngwave; breaker; unrestrained
• 推tuīto push; to cut; to refuse
• 前qiánfront; forward; ahead
• 浪làngwave; breaker; unrestrained