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1 lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
2 learn from past mistake
3 once bitten twice shy

前车之鉴

qián chē zhī jiàn

1 to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)

学富五车

xué fù wǔ chē

1 of great erudition and scholarship (idiom)

安步当车

ān bù dàng chē

1 to go on foot (idiom)
2 to do things at a leisurely pace

宝马香车

bǎo mǎ xiāng chē

1 precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
2 ostentatious display of luxury

Sample Sentences

要是你占我的坐，我占你的坐，大家都乱坐，车厢里该乱作一团了。

yàoshi nǐ zhàn wǒ de zuò ，wǒ zhàn nǐ de zuò ，dàjiā dōu luàn zuò ，chēxiāng lǐ gāi luànzuòyītuán le 。

If you take my seat and I take yours, everyone not seating according to assigned seats, there’ll be chaos in the train cabin.

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在火车上颠簸了两天的张铁柱终于在这天上午到了此行的目的地——浙江某市A县。扛着大包小包的行李艰难地挤出车厢后，张铁柱看着着偌大的车站广场和熙熙攘攘的人群，一股强烈的陌生感涌上心头，他这辈子也没见过这么多人，突然茫然地迈不开步子。这时身后传来一个男人的声音。

zài huǒchē shàng diānbǒ le liǎngtiān de Zhāng Tiězhù zhōngyú zài zhètiān shàngwǔ dào le cǐ xíng de mùdìdì ——zhèjiāng mǒu shì A xiàn 。káng zhe dàbāoxiǎobāo de xíngli jiānnán de jǐ chū chēxiāng hòu ，Zhāng Tiězhù kànzhe zhe ruòdà de chēzhàn guǎngchǎng hé xīxīrǎngrǎng de rénqún ，yī gǔ qiángliè de mòshēnggǎn yǒngshàng xīntóu ，tā zhèbèizi yě méi jiàn guò zhème duō rén ，tūrán mángrán de màibùkāi bùzi 。zhè shí shēnhòu chuánlái yī gè nánrén de shēngyīn 。

After being jostled about on a train for two days, this morning Zhang Tiezhu finally arrives at his destination -- a city in A county in Zhejiang. After squeezing his way out of the carriage carrying all his bags, big and small, on his back with great difficulty, Zhang Tiezhu looks around at the vastness of the square outside the station and the bustling crowds of people. A strong feeling of unfamiliarity grips him. He's never seen this many people in his entire life before, and is suddenly so stunned he can't take even one step. It's just then that a man's voice sounds behind him.

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好，车钥匙给你，搭帐篷的工具在后座，帐篷在后车厢，拿完记得要锁门，帮我把这个放到前座的置物箱里，谢啦！

hǎo ，chē yàoshi gěi nǐ ，dā zhàngpéng de gōngjù zài hòuzuò ，zhàngpéng zài hòu chēxiāng ，ná wán jìde yào suǒ mén ，bāng wǒ bǎ zhè ge fàngdào qiánzuò de zhìwùxiāng lǐ ，xiè la ！

OK, here are the car keys. The tools for putting up the tent are in the back seat. The tent is in the trunk. Remember to lock the doors and can you put this in the glove department for me, thank you!

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