思前想后

sīqián-xiǎnghòu

to think over carefully; to ponder

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 思前想後
Dictionary entry

to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future; to ponder over reasons and connection

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See it in sentences

他思前想后。

Tā sīqián-xiǎnghòu.

English

He thought it over and over.

思前想后再决定。

Sīqián-xiǎnghòu zài juédìng.

English

Think it over before deciding.

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思
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