- lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
- learn from past mistake
- once bitten twice shy
Generated: This idiom means that one should learn from the mistakes of those who came before and avoid making the same errors.
wǒ men我们yīng gāi应该xī qǔ吸取qián前Chē车zhī之fù覆de的jiào xun教训,cái néng才能bì miǎn避免fàn犯tóng yàng同样de的cuò wù错误。
We should learn from the mistakes of those who came before us to avoid making the same errors.
Generated: This meaning emphasizes the importance of reflecting on previous experiences to improve future decisions and actions.
měi ge rén每个人zài在shēng huó生活Zhōng dū中都huì会fàn cuò犯错,dàn但zhòng yào重要de的shì是yāo要cóng zhōng从中xué xí学习,bì miǎn避免chóng fù重复。
Everyone makes mistakes in life, but it is important to learn from them to avoid repeating them.
Generated: This phrase indicates that after experiencing a negative situation, a person becomes more cautious in similar future situations.
jīng guò经过Nā那cì次shī bài失败,tā他zài在zuò做jué dìng决定shí时biàn de变得gèng jiā更加jǐn shèn谨慎,zhēn shi真是qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn前车之覆,后车之鉴。
After that failure, he became more cautious when making decisions; indeed, it is a lesson from the past.