前思后想

前思後想

qiánsīhòuxiǎng

idiom

Meanings

1 to think over and over
2 to weigh a decision from every angle

Characters

Examples

他前思后想,最后决定辞职。

Tā qiánsīhòuxiǎng, zuìhòu juédìng cízhí.

After thinking it over and over, he finally decided to resign.

这件事我前思后想了一整夜。

Zhè jiàn shì wǒ qiánsīhòuxiǎng le yì zhěng yè.

I turned this matter over in my mind the whole night.

Tips

history

Attested in Li Ruzhen's Qing-dynasty novel 《镜花缘》 (chapter 66): 他既得失心重，未有不前思后想 — 'Since his mind is so fixated on gain and loss, he can only keep turning things over and over.'

Stroke Order

前 qián

思 sī

后 hòu

想 xiǎng