承先启后 meaning in Chinese
carry on the past heritage and open up the future; be the heir to ancient sages and the teacher of posterity; inherit the past and usher in the future; serve as a link between past and future
Examples
- Standing on the shoulders of giants and showing the way for those to come , mr yang has indeed achieved a breakthrough of monumental significance
这番话情真意挚、动人心弦。杨利伟在我国航天史上承先启后，取得了突破性的巨大成就。 - Guy ritchie : no , not radically . i took 10 minutes out , one story that simply illustrated what had happened previously , and it seemed to confuse people
盖：没有，并没有完全地修剪，我只剪掉了10分钟的戏，这一部分是承先启后的部分，可能让观众感到困惑。 - By the early 80s , as the community of the theology division had increased steadily , it outgrew the meditation room of the college chapel
故此，面对未来，崇基学院神学院硬件之扩充和多样化，实是母校承先启后，肩负发展二十一世纪神学教育使命和承担所必须的！ - Only in this way can you realize the values of life in its fullness , understand your obligations to society and your own country , and pass the wealth of human knowledge to the next generations
只有这样，你们才可以全面而宏观地去认识人生，明了自己对社会和国家的义务，肩负承先启后、继往开来的责任。