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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 思前想后
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 思前想后 | sī qián xiǎng hòu | - to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future - to ponder over reasons and connection |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 9 | 45,887 | 51,621 | 34,748 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 思 | sī | - to think - to consider |
| 前 | qián | - front - forward - ahead - first - top (followed by a number) - future - ago - before - BC (e.g. 前293年) - former - formerly |
| 想 | xiǎng | - to think (about) - to think of; to devise - to think (that); to believe (that) - to desire; to want (to) - to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) |
| 后 | hòu | - surname Hou |
| 后 | hòu | - empress - queen - (archaic) monarch - ruler |
| 后 | hòu | - back - behind - rear - afterwards - after - later - post- |
Other Words Containing 思前想后
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 思前想后 | - | 9 | 45,887 | 51,621 | 34,748 |