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Definition(s) for: 前仆后继

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
前仆后继 qián pū hòu jì - one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
- advancing wave upon wave

List Ranking for: 前仆后继

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 43,394 49,722 49,616

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
前 qián- front
- forward
- ahead
- first
- top (followed by a number)
- future
- ago
- before
- BC (e.g. 前293年)
- former
- formerly
仆 pū- to fall forward
- to fall prostrate
仆 pú- servant
后 hòu- surname Hou
后 hòu- empress
- queen
- (archaic) monarch
- ruler
后 hòu- back
- behind
- rear
- afterwards
- after
- later
- post-
继 jì- to continue
- to follow after
- to go on with
- to succeed
- to inherit
- then
- afterwards

Other Words Containing 前仆后继

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
前仆后继 - - 43,394 49,722 49,616