先见之明

先見之明

xiānjiànzhīmíng

idiom #33,026

Meanings

HSK 3

这个决定需要先见之明。

Zhège juédìng xūyào xiānjiànzhīmíng.

This decision requires foresight.

HSK 7-9

他早年投资房产，很有先见之明。

Tā zǎonián tóuzī fángchǎn, hěn yǒu xiānjiànzhīmíng.

Investing in property years ago showed real foresight.

history

From 《后汉书·杨彪传》: 愧无日磾先见之明，犹怀老牛舐犊之爱, Yang Biao lamenting he lacked the foresight of Jin Midi (金日磾), who had executed his own wayward son.

grammar

Nearly always paired with 有/没有: 有先见之明 ('to have foresight'), 缺乏先见之明 ('to lack foresight').

先 xiān

见 jiàn

之 zhī

明 míng