承前启后 chéng qián qǐ hòu

forming a bridge between earlier and later stages

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 81655th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
承 chéng HSK 5
to receive; to continue; to undertake
前 qián HSK 1
front; before; forward
启 qǐ HSK 5
to start; to open; to initiate
后 hòu HSK 1
behind; after; later