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长江后浪推前浪

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Collocation

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俗话说,长江后浪推前浪
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可以说是长江后浪推前浪
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真是长江后浪推前浪
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长江后浪推前浪,世上新人换旧人
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可谓长江后浪推前浪

Definition

长江后浪推前浪

Literally means:

in the Changjiang River the waves behind drive on those before

Actually means:

it is a gereal trend that the younger generation excels the former one

The waves of Changjiang River go one after another.

Figuratively it means that the younger generation will replace the old one eventually. It also means that the young will continue to do what the old have left undone. Commendatory.

后面的浪推动前面的浪。比喻后辈接替前辈代代相承,不断前进。具有褒义色彩。

Example

Used as a minor sentence, or as predicate or object. (作小句、谓语、宾语)
1
Chángjiānghòulàngtuīqiánlàng
长江后浪推前浪
  
,
shìshàng
世上
xīnrén
新人
huàn
jiù
rén
  
Zài
hěnduō
很多
lǐng
领域
  
,
lǎobèi
老一辈
de
chí
扶持
xià
  
,
xiānhòu
先后
chéng
le
zhōngjiān
中坚
liang
力量
  
,
继续
tuīdòng
推动
xiàng
各项
shì
事业
de
zhǎn
发展
  

After the Yangtze River waves push forward, the world's new people change old people. In many areas, with the support of the older generation, has become the backbone, continue to promote the development of various undertakings.

2
Diànyǐngjiè
电影界
zhēnshi
真是
Chángjiānghòulàngtuīqiánlàng
长江后浪推前浪
  
,
duàn
shíjiān
时间
jiù
yǒu
xīn
dài
一代
de
dǎoyǎn
导演
chūxiàn
出现
  

The film industry is really the Yangtze River after the waves, every once in a while there is a new generation of directors appear.

3
女子
qiújiè
足球界
de
qíngkuàng
情况
可以
shì
shuō
Chángjiānghòulàngtuīqiánlàng
长江后浪推前浪
  
,
lǎo
de
qiú
足球
duìyuán
队员
hái
méi
tuì
退役
  
,
xīn
dài
一代
qiú
足球
duìyuán
队员
jīng
已经
chéngzhǎng
成长
lai
起来
le
  

The situation in women's football can be said that the Yangtze River after the waves, the old football players have not retired, a new generation of football players have grown up.