思前想后 in English si1 qian2 xiang3 hou4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to consider past cause and future effect (idiomatic expression); to think over the past and future
  • to ponder over reasons and connection

Simplified Characters

思 前 想 后

Traditional Characters

思 前 想 後

Pinyin

si1 qian2 xiang3 hou4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

思si1to think 前qian2front 想xiang3to think 后hou4surname Hou