高瞻远瞩

高瞻遠矚

gāozhānyuǎnzhǔ

idiom #34,085

Meanings

1 to take the long view; farsighted
2 to show great foresight

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Examples

领导者必须高瞻远瞩。

Lǐngdǎozhě bìxū gāozhānyuǎnzhǔ.

A leader must be farsighted.

他高瞻远瞩，提前布局市场。

Tā gāozhānyuǎnzhǔ, tíqián bùjú shìchǎng.

Taking the long view, he positioned himself in the market early.

这项政策体现了高瞻远瞩的智慧。

Zhè xiàng zhèngcè tǐxiàn le gāozhānyuǎnzhǔ de zhìhuì.

This policy reflects farsighted wisdom.

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history

Traces to 汉·王充《论衡·别通篇》: those who shut their doors and close their minds, without 'gazing from on high' (高瞻), are like the walking dead. Wang Chong's metaphor for intellectual reach.

Stroke Order

高 gāo

瞻 zhān

远 yuǎn

瞩 zhǔ