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瞻前顧後 (zim1 cin4 gu3 hau6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

瞻前顧後 (zim1 cin4 gu3 hau6, zhān qián gù hòu) — lit. to look forward and back (idiom); fig. to consider carefully; to weigh the pros and cons; fig. to be overcautious and indecisive

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Usage

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 瞻仰 (zim1 joeng5) — (verb) Viewing (or called visitation to a decedent in funeral)
• 瞻 (zim1) — to gaze; to view; to look up; forward; regard respectifully
• 瞻拜 (zim1 baai3) — to worship; to gaze with reverence
• 瞻望 (zim1 mong6) — to look far ahead; to look forward (to)
• 瞻禮日 (zim1 lai5 jat6) — the Lord's Day; Sunday
• 瞻顧 (zim1 gu3) — to look forward and back cautiously

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