Definition

Examples

• 我们要继承先辈的优良传统。
  Wǒmen yào jìchéng xiān bèi de yōuliáng chuántǒng.
  We must carry forward the fine traditions of our older generations.
• 这些书信都是他的先辈留下来的。
  Zhèxiē shūxìn dōu shì tā de xiān bèi liú xiàlái de.
  These letters were all left by his ancestors.
• 先辈们为了国家付出了很多。
  xiān bèi men wèile guójiā fùchū le hěn duō.
  The older generation sacrificed a lot for the country.