Chinese–English

承前启后

chéng qián qǐ hòu · cheng qian qi hou

Traditional 承前啟後

Meaning

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