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Definition(s) for: 三思而后行

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
三思而后行 sān sī ér hòu xíng - think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 20,043 49,479 27,469

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
三 sān- surname San
三 sān- three
- 3
思 sī- to think
- to consider
而 ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
后 hòu- surname Hou
后 hòu- empress
- queen
- (archaic) monarch
- ruler
后 hòu- back
- behind
- rear
- afterwards
- after
- later
- post-
行 háng- (bound form) row; line
- (bound form) line of business; trade; profession
- (bound form) commercial firm
- (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age)
- (in data tables) row; (Tw) column
- classifier for rows or lines
行 héng- used in 道行[dao4heng2]
行 xíng- (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel
- (literary) trip; journey; visit
- (bound form) temporary; makeshift
- (bound form) current; in circulation
- (bound form) to do; to perform
- capable; competent
- all right; OK!; will do
- behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4])
- (literary) about to; soon

Other Words Containing 三思而后行

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
三思而后行 - - 20,043 49,479 27,469