先辈

xiàng cūn lǐ de xiān bèi men qǐng jiào

向村里的先辈们请教

consult the village elders

xiān bèi de chuàng yè jīng shén

先辈的创业精神

pioneering spirit of the elder generation

tā de xiān bèi bù dé bù táo wǎng nèi dì táo bì zhàn huǒ

他的先辈不得不逃往内地逃避战火。

His ancestor had to move inland to keep away from the war.

gé mìng xiān bèi

革命先辈

elder generation of revolutionaries

yī gè rén shī qù le tā xiān bèi de pǔ shí tā yīng gāi wèi cǐ ér gǎn dào ào sàng

一个人失去了他先辈的朴实，他应该为此而感到懊丧。

One may regret to have lost the simplicity of one's forefathers.