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one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades · advancing wave upon wave

前仆后继
qián pū hòu jì
q+ián·2nd tonep+ū·1st toneh+òu·4th tonej+ì·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)前赴后继qián fù hòu jìto advance bravely勇往直前yǒng wǎng zhí qiánto continue; to proceed with; to go on with继续jì xù
Antonyms
to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence苟且偷生gǒu qiě tōu shēnggreedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly · clinging abjectly to life · only interested in saving one's neck贪生怕死tān shēng pà sǐ
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