長江後浪推前浪 cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom)
  2. fig. the new is constantly replacing the old
  3. each new generation excels the previous
  4. (of things) to be constantly evolving

CHARACTERS

長 cháng long; length; excel in; leader
江 jiāng
HSK 4
large river; yangzi; surname
後 hòu behind, rear, after; descendents
浪 làng
HSK 4
wave; wasteful, reckless
推 tuī
HSK 4
push, expel; push forward
前 qián
HSK 1
in front, forward; preceding
浪 làng
HSK 4
wave; wasteful, reckless