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思前想后

思前想後
sīqián-xiǎnghòu
idiom HSK 7-9 #45,887

Meanings

  1. 1 to think over and over
  2. 2 to consider from all angles
  3. 3 to deliberate at length

Characters

思
sī
to think; to ponder
前
qián
before; front
想
xiǎng
to think; to consider
后
hòu
after; behind
Literally 'think before, think after' — mulling over every angle

Examples

她思前想后，最终决定辞职。
Tā sīqiánxiǎnghòu, zuìzhōng juédìng cízhí.
After much deliberation, she finally decided to resign.
他思前想后也想不出好办法。
Tā sīqiánxiǎnghòu yě xiǎng bù chū hǎo bànfǎ.
No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't come up with a good solution.

Tips

memory
Picture someone pacing back and forth (前 forward, 后 backward), lost in thought — that restless deliberation is 思前想后.

Stroke Order

思 sī
前 qián
想 xiǎng
后 hòu