前仆后继

qián pū hòu jì

one falls and the next steps forward

Character by character

前qián
those in front

仆pū
fall

后hòu
those behind

继jì
follow

无数年轻人前仆后继，为国家寻找出路。

Countless young people, one after another, stepped forward to find a way out for their country.

Tone: positive (praise).

Learn this in Lesson 81 · HSK 6–7: 从鸦片战争到1949 (From the Opium War to 1949)

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