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三思而后行

sān sī ér hòu xíng

5-character word Traditional 三思而後行

What 三思而后行 means

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

The characters in 三思而后行

• 三sānthree; 3
• 思sīto think; to consider
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 后hòuempress; queen; (archaic) monarch
• 行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit…

Example sentences

• 三思而后行！
  Sānsī'érhòuxíng!
  Think before you act!