高瞻远瞩

高瞻遠矚

gāozhān-yuǎnzhǔ

idiom #34,085

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

领导者必须高瞻远瞩。

Lǐngdǎozhě bìxū gāozhān-yuǎnzhǔ.

A leader must be farsighted.

HSK 6

这项政策体现了高瞻远瞩的智慧。

Zhè xiàng zhèngcè tǐxiàn le gāozhān-yuǎnzhǔ de zhìhuì.

This policy reflects farsighted wisdom.

HSK 7-9

他高瞻远瞩，提前布局市场。

Tā gāozhān-yuǎnzhǔ, tíqián bùjú shìchǎng.

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

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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