深谋远虑

深謀遠慮
shēnmóuyuǎnlǜ
idiom #53,950

Meanings

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

Examples

Zhè wèi qǐyèjiā shēn móu yuǎn lǜ, bùjú shí nián hòu de shìchǎng.
This entrepreneur plans far ahead, positioning for the market ten years from now.
Zuò dàshì xūyào shēn móu yuǎn lǜ.
Great undertakings require deep, far-sighted planning.
Tā shēn móu yuǎn lǜ, zǎo jiù wèi háizi zhǔnbèi hǎo le jiàoyù jījīn.
He planned far ahead and had set up an education fund for his child long ago.

Tips

history
From Jia Yi's 《》 (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

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