思前想后 meaning in English
to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future; to ponder over reasons and connection
Meaning of 思前想后
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sīqiánxiǎnghòu
- to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
- to ponder over reasons and connection
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思 sī · to think · 9 strokes
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前 qián · front · 9 strokes
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想 xiǎng · to think · 13 strokes
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后 hòu · back · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 思前想后.
| 最后 | zuìhòu | final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end |
| 后天 | hòutiān | the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experie |
| 前天 | qiántiān | the day before yesterday |
| 后边 | hòubian | the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back |
| 前边 | qiánbian | front; the front side |
| 然后 | ránhòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 意思 | yìsi | idea; opinion |
| 以前 | yǐqián | before; formerly |
| 以后 | yǐhòu | after; later |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing |
| 想法 | xiǎngfǎ | way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth) |
| 想到 | xiǎngdào | to think of; to call to mind |
Questions about 思前想后
What does 思前想后 mean?
思前想后 (sīqián-xiǎnghòu) means "to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future; to ponder over reasons and connection".
How do you write 思前想后?
思前想后 is made of 4 characters: 思 (9 strokes), 前 (9 strokes), 想 (13 strokes), 后 (6 strokes). That is 37 strokes in total.
Is 思前想后 an HSK word?
Yes. 思前想后 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 思前想后 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 思前想后 is written 思前想後.