长江后浪推前浪 cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng

new generation pushes out the old

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
长 cháng HSK 2
to grow; to develop; to increase
江 jiāng HSK 4
river; surname Jiang
后 hòu HSK 1
behind; after; later
浪 làng HSK 4
wave; unrestrained; dissipated
推 tuī HSK 4
to push; to push forward; to put off
前 qián HSK 1
front; before; forward
浪 làng HSK 4
wave; unrestrained; dissipated