qian2
che1
zhi1
jian4
  1. to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)

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  • 前 (前): front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
  • 车 (車): surname Che
  • 之 (之): (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
  • 鉴 (鋻): variant of 鑑|鉴[jian4]

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