Correct
前人栽树，后人乘凉
/ qián rén zāi shù hòu rén chéng liáng /
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Collocation
1
要前人栽树，后人乘凉，不要前人砍树，后人遭殃
2
干的是前人栽树，后人乘凉
3
这就是前人栽树，后人乘凉
Definition
前人栽树, 后人乘凉
Literally means:
one generation plants trees in whose shade another generation rests
Actually means:
profit by the labor of one's ancestors
It figuratively means profiting by the labor of one's ancestors or sweating for the benefit of future generations.
比喻前人付出劳动，让后人受益。
Example
Used as a minor sentence, or as attributive or object. It can also be used separately. (作小句、定语、宾语，也可分开使用)
1
Qiánrénzāishù
前人栽树
,
hòurénchéngliáng
后人乘凉
。
Wǒmen
我们
de
的
fùbèi
父辈
wéi
为
wǒmen
我们
zàofú
造福
,
wǒmen
我们
yě
也
yào
要
wéi
为
zǐsūn
子孙
zàofú
造福
。
The former planted trees and the verses cooled off. Our fathers benefit us, and we benefit our children and grandchildren.
2
Wǒmen
我们
zhùlù
筑路
gōngrén
工人
,
gàn
干
de
的
shì
是
qiánrénzāishù
前人栽树
,
hòurénchéngliáng
后人乘凉
de
的
shì
事
,
zài
再
xīnkǔ
辛苦
yě
也
zhíde
值得
。
We road-building workers, do is the former planted trees, the longer take advantage of the cool thing, and then hard is worth it.
3
Zài
在
huánjìng
环境
bǎohù
保护
wèntí
问题
shàng
上
,
wǒmen
我们
de
的
zuòfǎ
做法
yīnggāi
应该
shì
是
qiánrénzāishù
前人栽树
,
hòurénchéngliáng
后人乘凉
,
ér
而
bú
不
shi
是
qiánrén
前人
kǎn
砍
shù
树
,
hòurén
后人
zāoyāng
遭殃
。
On the issue of environmental protection, our approach should be for the former to plant trees, for the later to cool off, rather than for the former to cut down trees, and for the after-life to suffer.