目光短浅

目光短淺

mùguāng-duǎnqiǎn

idiom #26,161

Meanings

他目光短浅，只看眼前的利益。

Tā mùguāngduǎnqiǎn, zhǐ kàn yǎnqián de lìyì.

He is shortsighted and only looks at immediate gains.

这个决定显示出他们的目光短浅。

Zhège juédìng xiǎnshì chū tāmen de mùguāngduǎnqiǎn.

This decision reveals their lack of foresight.

目光短浅的领导者不能带领公司走向未来。

Mùguāngduǎnqiǎn de lǐngdǎozhě bùnéng dàilǐng gōngsī zǒuxiàng wèilái.

A shortsighted leader cannot guide a company into the future.

memory

目光 means 'gaze/vision', 短 means 'short', 浅 means 'shallow' — literally 'short and shallow gaze', i.e. someone who cannot see far ahead.

目 mù

光 guāng

短 duǎn

浅 qiǎn