- to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
- to ponder over reasons and connection
Characters
- 思 (思): to think; to consider
- 前 (前): front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
- 想 (想): to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
- 后 (后): surname Hou
Resources
- Wiktionary: 思前想后
- MDBG: 思前想后
- Examples with 思前想后 on Tatoeba
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