Build on the foundation
Ji Ji Shu Ben, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī J ī sh ù B ě n, which means to create a foundation and establish a foundation. From Jin Ji zonglun.
The origin of Idioms
Jin · Gan Bao's Jin Ji zonglun: "therefore, it is so lingering that it has built up the foundation, established the etiquette and customs, jointed the human feelings and sympathized with the civil affairs."
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in dealing with affairs.
Build on the foundation
be distinguished from one's kind - xiù chū bān háng
Take the essentials and cut them out - jǔ yào shān wú
cannot help feeling rather embarrassed - nán yǐ wéi qíng