前人栽树，后人乘凉
Traditional form:
前人栽樹，後人乘涼
Pinyin (reading):
qiánrénzāishù,hòurénchéngliáng
Definitions:
- to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
Characters:
- 前 - in front, forward; former, preceding
- 人 - man, person; people
- 栽 - to cultivate, to plant, to tend
- 树 - tree; to plant; to set up, to establish
- 后 - after; behind, rear; descendants
- 人 - man, person; people
- 乘 - ride, mount; to make use of; to ascend; to multiply
- 凉 - cool, cold; disheartened
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