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前人栽树，后人乘凉

qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng · qian ren zai shu , hou ren cheng liang

Traditional 前人栽樹，後人乘涼

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

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