前
车
之
鉴
q
i
á
n
c
h
ē
z
h
ī
j
i
à
n
Definitions
1. to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
Components
前
qián
–
front
车
Chē
–
surname Che
之
zhī
–
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
鉴
jiàn
–
example