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后车之鉴
後車之鑒
hòuchēzhījiàn
1. lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart
2. fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
3. learn from past mistake
4. once bitten twice shy

Character Breakdown

后
hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
HSK 1 6 丶
车
chē
cart, vehicle; to move in a cart
HSK 1 4 丶
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4 3 丶
鉴
jiàn
mirror, looking glass; to reflect
HSK 6 13 丶

Compound Words (1)

前车之覆，后车之鉴
qiánchēzhīfù,hòuchēzhījiàn
lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor

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