汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 前车之鉴
qián chē zhī jiàn
前车之鉴 (前車之鑒)
to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
鉴 Mirror, for lessons / The lesson of the front car is overset / The metaphor is the previous failure, can be used as a later lesson
教训 覆辙 鉴戒 以史为鉴
重蹈覆辙
鉴镜子，为教训。前面车子翻倒的教训。比喻先前的失败，可以做为以后的教训。
前 qián 车 (車) chē/jū 之 zhī 鉴 (鑑) jiàn
COMMON WORDS WITH 前车之鉴
前车之覆，后车之鉴 ( 前車之覆，後車之鑒 )
qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn
lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy
( 前車之覆，後車之鑒 )
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