one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades; advancing wave upon wave
trad. 前仆後繼
Also written 前仆後繼【qián pū hòu jì】
Characters in this word
4前
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front, forward, ahead, first, top (followed by a number), future, ago, before, BC (e.g. 前293年), former, formerly
- Pinyin
- qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 256 of 2500
仆
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to fall forward, to fall prostrate
- Pinyin
- pū
- Strokes
- 4
后
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surname Hou
- Pinyin
- Hòu
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 233 of 2500
继
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to continue, to follow after, to go on with, to succeed, to inherit, then, afterwards
- Pinyin
- jì
- Traditional
- 繼
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 30911 of 2500