思 sī
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
思前想后
sīqiánxiǎnghòu
to think carefully; to ponder over
Characters in this word
前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
Example phrases
- 关于是否接受这份工作，他思前想后，还是觉得应该先问问家人。 Guānyú shìfǒu jiēshòu zhè fèn gōngzuò, tā sīqiánxiǎnghòu, háishì juéde yīnggāi xiān wènwen jiārén. About whether to accept this job, he thought it over back and forth and still felt he should ask his family first.
- 这件事很重要，你先思前想后，再做决定。 Zhè jiàn shì hěn zhòngyào, nǐ xiān sīqiánxiǎnghòu, zài zuò juédìng. This matter is very important: first weigh everything over carefully, then make your decision.
- 她思前想后，一夜没睡好，最后还是没敢说出真相。 Tā sīqiánxiǎnghòu, yī yè méi shuì hǎo, zuìhòu háishì méi gǎn shuōchū zhēnxiàng. She thought it over all night and could not sleep, and in the end still did not dare tell the truth.
Related words
- 不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi sorry; embarrassed
- 意思 yìsi meaning
- 有意思 yǒuyìsi interesting
- 思想 sīxiǎng thought; way of thinking
- 思考 sīkǎo to think deeply
- 思维 sīwéi thinking
- 反思 fǎnsī to reflect, to think back
- 思路 sīlù train of thought
- 思念 sīniàn to miss, to long for
- 不假思索 bùjiǎsīsuǒ without thinking; without hesitation
- 不可思议 bùkěsīyì unbelievable; inconceivable
- 沉思 chénsī to ponder; to meditate