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思前想后

sī qián xiǎng hòuㄙ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ

Traditional: 思前想後

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

思前想后 (sī qián xiǎng hòu) means to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future; to ponder over reasons and connection.

Meaning(verb)

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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front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly

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to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)

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surname Hou