Chinese word dictionary

前倨后恭

qián jù hòu gōng · to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)

Word information

Simplified前倨后恭
Traditional前倨後恭
Pinyinqián jù hòu gōng
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 前倨后恭

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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