zhān qián gù hòu

瞻 前 顾 后

Level:

IP L4 IP L5

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1
sllook forward and backward; peer ahead and look behind
- shàng kè shí bù yào zhān qián gù hòu zhuān xīn yī diǎn
  上课时不要瞻前顾后，专心一点。
  Don't look ahead and backward in class. Concentrate.
synonym
zuǒ gù yòu pàn左顾右盼 gù hòu zhān qián顾后瞻前
antonym
yǒng wǎng zhí qián勇往直前 yī wǎng wú qián一往无前
2
slcautious and thorough; think over carefully
- zuò shì yào zhān qián gù hòu bù yào zhè me lǔ mǎng
  做事要瞻前顾后，不要这么鲁莽。
  Look before you leap. Don't be so foolhardy.
3
slbe over-cautious and indecisive
- zǒng shì zhān qián gù hòu huì cuò shī jī huì
  总是瞻前顾后会错失机会。
  Always being indecisive will let a precious chance slip away.
synonym
yóu yù bù jué犹豫不决 yōu róu guǎ duàn优柔寡断 guǒ zú bù qián裹足不前 wèi shǒu wèi wěi畏首畏尾 tóu shǔ jì qì投鼠忌器 dāng duàn bù duàn当断不断 shǒu shǔ liǎng duān首鼠两端 hú yí bù jué狐疑不决 gù hòu zhān qián顾后瞻前
antonym
yì wú fǎn gù义无反顾 dāng jī lì duàn当机立断 léi lì fēng xíng雷厉风行 wú suǒ wèi jì无所畏忌

瞻前顾后