| 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 |
| 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- |