# 思前想后 (sīqiánxiǎnghòu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 思前想后 (sīqiánxiǎnghòu) means “to weigh every angle carefully”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to weigh every angle carefully
- Pinyin: sīqiánxiǎnghòu (si1 qian2 xiang3 hou4)
- Traditional: 思前想後
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他思前想后，改变了计划。
  Tā sīqiánxiǎnghòu, gǎibiànle jìhuà.
  After thinking it through, he changed his plan.

## Characters

- 思 (sī): to think; to consider
- [前](https://hanziro.com/word/qian-front/) (qián): front; before
- [想](https://hanziro.com/word/xiang-think/) (xiǎng): to think; to want to
- [后](https://hanziro.com/word/hou-after/) (hòu): after; behind

https://hanziro.com/word/si-qian-xiang-hou-weigh-every-angle/

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