前车之鉴(qián chē zhī jiàn)

4 charactersTrad. 前車之鑑

(lit.) a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead…

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Word information

Pinyin
qián chē zhī jiàn
Meaning
(lit.) a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom)
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
前車之鑑

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