前有车，后有辙前有車，後有轍前有車，後有轍

where a cart went before, ruts remain behind

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Whatever one does leaves traces; also, predecessors' deeds leave examples and lessons for others.

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Simplified: 前有车，后有辙
Traditional (Taiwan): 前有車，後有轍
Pinyin: qián yǒu chē, hòu yǒuzhé
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄜ，ㄏㄡˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄜˊ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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