think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
trad. 三思而後行
Also written 三思而後行【sān sī ér hòu xíng】
Characters in this word
5三
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surname San
- Pinyin
- Sān
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 849 of 2500
思
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to think, to consider
- Pinyin
- sī
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 11952 of 2500
而
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and, as well as, and so, but (not), yet (not), (indicates causal relation), (indicates change of state), (indicates contrast)
- Pinyin
- ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 131 of 2500
后
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surname Hou
- Pinyin
- Hòu
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 233 of 2500
行
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(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
- Pinyin
- háng
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 379 of 2500