承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu

forming a bridge between earlier and later stages

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

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
啟 qǐ
to start; to open; to initiate
後 hòu
behind; after; later