三思而后行 三思而後行
三思而后行 三思而後行 sān sī ér hòu xíng ㄙㄢ ㄙ ㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ saam3 si1 ji4 hau6 hang4
- think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
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三
- 三维 三維 sān wéi ㄙㄢ ㄨㄟˊ saam1 wai4 three-dimensional
- 三角 sān jiǎo ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ saam1 gok3 triangle
- 再三 zài sān ㄗㄞˋ ㄙㄢ zoi3 saam1 over and over again
- 三明治 sān míng zhì ㄙㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ saam1 ming4 zi6 (loanword) sandwich
- 三角形 sān jiǎo xíng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ saam1 gok3 jing4 triangle
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- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
- 举一反三 舉一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān ㄐㄩˇ ㄧ ㄈㄢˇ ㄙㄢ geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1 to raise one and infer three
- 三C sān C ㄙㄢ C saam1 see 3C[san1 C]
- 三P sān P ㄙㄢ P saam1 (slang) threesome
- 三七 sān qī ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ saam1 cat1 pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
- 三不 sān bù ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ saam1 bat1 the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
- 三世 sān shì ㄙㄢ ㄕˋ saam1 sai3 the Third (of numbered kings)
- 三五 sān wǔ ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ saam1 ng5 several
- 三井 Sān jǐng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ saam1 zeng2 Mitsui (Japanese company)
- 三亚 三亞 Sān yà ㄙㄢ ㄧㄚˋ saam1 aa3 see 三亚市
- 三仇 sān chóu ㄙㄢ ㄔㄡˊ saam1 sau4 animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
- 三代 sān dài ㄙㄢ ㄉㄞˋ saam1 doi6 three generations of a family
- 三伏 sān fú ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˊ saam1 fuk6 the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏, 中伏 and 末伏, which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
思
- 反思 fǎn sī ㄈㄢˇ ㄙ faan2 si1 to think back over sth
- 心思 xīn si ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄙ sam1 si1 mind
- 思念 sī niàn ㄙ ㄋㄧㄢˋ si1 nim6 to think of
- 思想 sī xiǎng ㄙ ㄒㄧㄤˇ si1 soeng2 thought
- 思潮 sī cháo ㄙ ㄔㄠˊ si1 ciu4 tide of thought
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- 思索 sī suǒ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ si1 sok3 to think deeply
- 思维 思維 sī wéi ㄙ ㄨㄟˊ si1 wai4 (line of) thought; thinking
- 思考 sī kǎo ㄙ ㄎㄠˇ si1 haau2 to reflect on
- 思路 sī lù ㄙ ㄌㄨˋ si1 lou6 line of thought; way of thinking
- 意思 yì si ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ ji3 si1 idea
- 构思 構思 gòu sī ㄍㄡˋ ㄙ gau3 si1 to design
- 沉思 chén sī ㄔㄣˊ ㄙ cam4 si1 to contemplate
- 深思 shēn sī ㄕㄣ ㄙ sam1 si1 to ponder
- 有意思 yǒu yì si ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ jau5 ji3 si1 interesting
- 没意思 沒意思 méi yì si ㄇㄟˊ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ mut6 ji3 si1 boring
- 不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bat1 gaa2 si1 sok3 (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip
- 不可思议 不可思議 bù kě sī yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄙ ㄧˋ bat1 ho2 si1 ji5 (idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable
- 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ bat1 hou2 ji3 si3 to feel embarrassed
- 思前想后 思前想後 sī qián xiǎng hòu ㄙ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ si1 cin4 soeng2 hau6 to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
- 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2 (idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
而
- 偶而 ǒu ér ㄡˇ ㄦˊ ngau5 ji4 occasionally
- 反而 fǎn ér ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊ faan2 ji4 on the contrary; instead
- 因而 yīn ér ㄧㄣ ㄦˊ jan1 ji4 therefore
- 从而 從而 cóng ér ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊ cung4 ji4 thus; thereby
- 时而 時而 shí ér ㄕˊ ㄦˊ si4 ji4 occasionally; from time to time
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- 然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 继而 繼而 jì ér ㄐㄧˋ ㄦˊ gai3 ji4 then
- 而且 ér qiě ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ji4 ce2 (not only ...) but also
- 而已 ér yǐ ㄦˊ ㄧˇ ji4 ji5 that's all
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
- 而言 ér yán ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ji4 jin4 (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 进而 進而 jìn ér ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦˊ zeon3 ji4 and then; and thereby; and in turn
- 一概而论 一概而論 yī gài ér lùn ㄧ ㄍㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jat1 koi3 ji4 leon6 to lump different matters together (idiom)
- 一般而言 yī bān ér yán ㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ jat1 bun1 ji4 jin4 generally speaking
- 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1 unknown
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 不翼而飞 不翼而飛 bù yì ér fēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ bat1 jik6 ji4 fei1 to disappear without trace
- 不辞而别 不辭而別 bù cí ér bié ㄅㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ bat1 ci4 ji4 bit6 to leave without saying good-bye
- 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
后 後
- 之后 之後 zhī hòu ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ zi1 hau6 after; behind
- 事后 事後 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 after the event
- 今后 今後 jīn hòu ㄐㄧㄣ ㄏㄡˋ gam1 hau6 hereafter
- 以后 以後 yǐ hòu ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ ji5 hau6 after
- 先后 先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
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- 其后 其後 qí hòu ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄡˋ kei4 hau6 next
- 前后 前後 qián hòu ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ cin4 hau6 around
- 幕后 幕後 mù hòu ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ mok6 hau6 behind the scenes
- 往后 往後 wǎng hòu ㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ wong5 hau6 from now on
- 后人 後人 hòu rén ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ hau6 jan4 later generation
- 后代 後代 hòu dài ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄞˋ hau6 doi6 descendant; progeny
- 后来 後來 hòu lái ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ hau6 loi4 afterwards; later
- 后备 後備 hòu bèi ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄟˋ hau6 bei6 reserve; backup
- 后勤 後勤 hòu qín ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ hau6 kan4 logistics
- 后台 後台 hòu tái ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄞˊ hau6 toi4 backstage area
- 后天 後天 hòu tiān ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄢ hau6 tin1 the day after tomorrow
- 后年 後年 hòu nián ㄏㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ hau6 nin4 the year after next
- 后悔 後悔 hòu huǐ ㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄟˇ hau6 fui3 to regret; to feel remorse
- 后方 後方 hòu fāng ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄤ hau6 fong1 the rear
- 后期 後期 hòu qī ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧ hau6 kei4 late stage
Idioms with these characters
- 巴三览四 巴三覽四 bā sān lǎn sì ㄅㄚ ㄙㄢ ㄌㄢˇ ㄙˋ baa1 saam1 laam5 sei3 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
- 不三不四 bù sān bù sì ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˋ bat1 saam1 bat1 sei3 (idiom) dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript
- 垂涎三尺 chuí xián sān chǐ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔˇ seoi4 jin4 saam1 cek3 to drool (over) (idiom)
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- 隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˋ ㄨˇ gaak3 saam1 caa1 ng5 (idiom) every few days; every once in a while
- 货比三家 貨比三家 huò bǐ sān jiā ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ fo3 bei2 saam1 gaa1 to shop around (idiom)
- 狡兔三窟 jiǎo tù sān kū ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄨˋ ㄙㄢ ㄎㄨ gaau2 tou3 saam1 fat1 lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows
- 几次三番 幾次三番 jǐ cì sān fān ㄐㄧˇ ㄘˋ ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ gei2 ci3 saam1 faan1 lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly
- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 举一反三 舉一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān ㄐㄩˇ ㄧ ㄈㄢˇ ㄙㄢ geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1 to raise one and infer three
- 狂三诈四 狂三詐四 kuáng sān zhà sì ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄙㄢ ㄓㄚˋ ㄙˋ kwong4 saam1 zaa3 sei3 to deceive and swindle across the board (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bat1 gaa2 si1 sok3 (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip
- 不可思议 不可思議 bù kě sī yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄙ ㄧˋ bat1 ho2 si1 ji5 (idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable
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- 茶饭不思 茶飯不思 chá fàn bù sī ㄔㄚˊ ㄈㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙ caa4 faan6 bat1 si1 no thought for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering
- 莼鲈之思 蓴鱸之思 chún lú zhī sī ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄓ ㄙ (idiom) homesickness
- 睹物思人 dǔ wù sī rén ㄉㄨˇ ㄨˋ ㄙ ㄖㄣˊ dou2 mat6 si1 jan4 (idiom) to fondly remember a person on seeing sth one associates with them
- 发人深思 發人深思 fā rén shēn sī ㄈㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ ㄙ faat3 jan4 sam1 si1 (idiom) thought-provoking
- 费尽心思 費盡心思 fèi jìn xīn si ㄈㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄙ fai3 zeon6 sam1 si1 to rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through
- 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2 (idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
- 见利思义 見利思義 jiàn lì sī yì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄙ ㄧˋ gin3 lei6 si1 ji6 to see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
- 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2 (idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
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- 背道而驰 背道而馳 bèi dào ér chí ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄦˊ ㄔˊ bui3 dou6 ji4 ci4 to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
- 博而不精 bó ér bù jīng ㄅㄛˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ bok3 ji4 bat1 zing1 extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything
- 不寒而栗 不寒而慄 bù hán ér lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 hon4 ji4 leot6 lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom)
- 不劳而获 不勞而獲 bù láo ér huò ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ bat1 lou4 ji4 wok6 (idiom) to reap without sowing; to get sth without working for it; to sponge off others
- 不怒而威 bù nù ér wēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟ bat1 nou6 ji4 wai1 (idiom) to have an aura of authority; to have a commanding presence
- 不言而喻 bù yán ér yù ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄩˋ bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6 (idiom) it goes without saying; it is self-evident
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 百年之后 百年之後 bǎi nián zhī hòu ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ baak3 nin4 zi1 hau6 (idiom) (euphemism) after (sb's) death
- 巴前算后 巴前算後 bā qián suàn hòu ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ baa1 cin4 syun3 hau6 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
- 不甘后人 不甘後人 bù gān hòu rén ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4 (idiom) not want to be outdone
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- 不甘人后 不甘人後 bù gān rén hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gam1 jan4 hau6 (idiom) not want to be outdone
- 不顾前后 不顧前後 bù gù qián hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gu3 cin4 hau6 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
- 惩前毖后 懲前毖後 chéng qián bì hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ cing4 cin4 bei3 hau6 lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
- 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ sing4 cin4 kai2 hau6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 放马后炮 放馬後炮 fàng mǎ hòu pào ㄈㄤˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄆㄠˋ fong3 maa5 hau6 paau3 to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
- 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu ㄍㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄏㄡˋ gwong1 cin4 jyu6 hau6 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
- 后车之鉴 後車之鑒 hòu chē zhī jiàn ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄜ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hau6 ce1 zi1 gaam3 lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart
Example sentences
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三思而后行 三思而後行 ！
Think before you act!
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