深谋远虑

深謀遠慮

shēnmóu-yuǎnlǜ

idiom #53,950

Meanings

1 to plan deeply and think far ahead
2 careful and far-sighted planning
3 foresight

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

做大事需要深谋远虑。

Zuò dàshì xūyào shēnmóu-yuǎnlǜ.

Great undertakings require deep, far-sighted planning.

HSK 5

他深谋远虑，早就为孩子准备好了教育基金。

Tā shēnmóu-yuǎnlǜ, zǎojiù wèi háizi zhǔnbèi hǎo le jiàoyù jījīn.

He planned far ahead and had set up an education fund for his child long ago.

HSK 7-9

这位企业家深谋远虑，布局十年后的市场。

Zhè wèi qǐyèjiā shēnmóu-yuǎnlǜ, bùjú shí nián hòu de shìchǎng.

This entrepreneur plans far ahead, positioning for the market ten years from now.

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history

From Jia Yi's 过秦论 (Han dynasty essay on the fall of Qin): contrasts the Qin rulers' short-sightedness with their predecessors' 深谋远虑, the far-sighted planning of earlier statesmen.

register

Positive; common in praise of leaders, strategists, parents, and planners.

Stroke Order

深 shēn

谋 móu

远 yuǎn

虑 lǜ