思前想后

Traditional: 思前想後

sī qián xiǎng hòu

Dictionary entry

to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future

What does 思前想后 mean?

思前想后 (sī qián xiǎng hòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future

2to ponder over reasons and connection

Character breakdown

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思sīto think · to consider 前qiánfront · forward 想xiǎngto think (about) · to think of; to devise 后Hòusurname Hou

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思前想后

sī qián xiǎng hòu

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