砌墙的砖头，后来居上砌牆的磚頭，後來居上砌牆的磚頭，後來居上

bricks in a wall: the later ones end up on top

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Newcomers or later developments surpass the earlier ones. Approving.

Sign up for a free account to save sentences and hear them read aloud

Simplified: 砌墙的砖头，后来居上
Traditional (Taiwan): 砌牆的磚頭，後來居上
Pinyin: qì qiáng de zhuāntou, hòuláijūshàng
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄓㄨㄢ ˙ㄊㄡ，ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩㄕㄤˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

Words in this sentence

Where this sentence is used

Chinese sayings

Sign up for a free Chinese Boost account

Save the words and sentences you find here to your own list, and hear them read aloud. You can export the list to your flashcards whenever you like.

Create a free account

All Chinese example sentences