三思而后行 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 三思而后行

三思而后行 (三思而後行)

Definition think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance

Idiom 三 Repeatedly, said multiple times / Refers to doing it after repeated consideration

Usage

中文释义三再三，表示多次。指经过反复考虑，然后再去做。

Characters 三 sān 思 sī 而 ér 后 (後) hòu 行 xíng/háng/xìng

EXAMPLE SENTENCES
	但他们需要三思而后行。 But they should think twice.
	婚姻可不是游戏，你要三思而后行啊。 Marriage is not a game. Look before you leap.
	“三思而后行”这条谚语是告诫人们不要鲁莽行事。 "Look before you leap" is a warning against people acting rashly.
	当你丢弃东西，如薯片桶或者咖啡罐式，请三思而后行。 Think twice about discarding goods like old potato chip canisters and coffee tins.
	总而言之，做人做事，三思而后行，就可以避免很多不必要的烦恼，特别是在网络的世界里。 Altogether, we should look before we leap, then we can sidewalk a lot of unnecessary troubles, especially in the cyber world.