前瞻后顾 — “To look ahead and behind”
前瞻后顾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to look ahead and behind”. To hesitate and be indecisive due to excessive worries or overcautiousness. Literally, “Look forward, look back”.
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前瞻后顾 Pronunciation and Pinyin
前瞻后顾 Character Breakdown
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面对新的机遇，他有些前瞻后顾，迟迟不敢做出决定。
Facing new opportunities, he was a bit hesitant, looking ahead and behind, and could not bring himself to make a decision.
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Synonyms of 前瞻后顾
More idioms starting with 前
- qián前bù不bā巴cūn村，，hòu后bù不bā巴diàn店nowhere to go for help
- qián前bù不bā巴cūn村，，hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded in the middle of nowhere
- qián前bù不zháo着cūn村，，hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded without support
- qián前bù不jiàn见gǔ古rén人，，hòu后bù不jiàn见lái来zhě者unprecedented and peerless, profoundly alone
- qián前shì事bù不wàng忘，，hòu后shì事zhī之shī师Learn from the past to guide the future
- qián前rén人shī失jiǎo脚，，hòu后rén人bǎ把huá滑learn from others' mistakes
- qián前rén人zāi栽shù树，，hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from earlier efforts
- qián前rén人zhǒng种dé德hòu后rén人shōu收Later generations benefit from ancestors' virtues
- qián前rén人zhòng种shù树，，hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from previous efforts
- qián前pū仆hòu后jì继fall and follow in a continuous effort
- qián前pū仆hòu后qǐ起one falls, another rises
- qián前pú仆hòu后bó踣fall one after another
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Open the tool →Questions about 前瞻后顾
What does 前瞻后顾 mean?
前瞻后顾 (qián zhān hòu gù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to look ahead and behind”.
How do you pronounce 前瞻后顾?
前瞻后顾 is pronounced qián zhān hòu gù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 前瞻后顾 literally mean?
Literally, 前瞻后顾 means “Look forward, look back”. It is used to mean “to look ahead and behind”.
What is the Chinese definition of 前瞻后顾?
看看前再看看后。有时形容顾虑过多，犹豫不决。同“瞻前顾后”。