He was born in Wuxing, Zhejiang, China (modern Huzhou).

He restarted his political career in 1924, being nominated as member of the Kuomintang Central Audit, as well as head of the Department of Organization and president of the Central Financial Committee.

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Chen suggested opening the dikes of the Yellow River to halt the Japanese advance, resulting in the 1938 Yellow River flood.

He left for Taiwan in December 1948, and died in Taipei on August 25, 1951.

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