三思而行

sān sī ér xíng

Dictionary entry

think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully

What does 三思而行 mean?

三思而行 (sān sī ér xíng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully

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三Sānsurname San 思sīto think · to consider 而érand · as well as 行xíngokay · all right

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三思而行

sān sī ér xíng

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