七月的河水，后浪推前浪七月的河水，後浪推前浪七月的河水，後浪推前浪

the river in the seventh month: the waves behind push the waves ahead

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Either crowds surging forward, or the younger generation surpassing the older. The second sense is approving.

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Simplified: 七月的河水，后浪推前浪
Traditional (Taiwan): 七月的河水，後浪推前浪
Pinyin: qīyuè de héshuǐ, hòulàngtuīqiánlàng
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ，ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄤˋ ㄊㄨㄟㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄤˋ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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