Lingaku- to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
- to ponder over reasons and connection
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- to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
- to ponder over reasons and connections
This phrase is used to describe the act of reflecting on previous experiences and future outcomes before making a decision or taking action.
He thought over the past and future and ultimately decided to work out of town.
zài在zuò做xuǎn zé选择shí时，tā她zǒng shì总是sī qián xiǎng hòu思前想后，què bǎo确保zuò chū做出zhèng què正确de的jué dìng决定。
When making choices, she always reflects on the past and future to ensure she makes the right decision.
This meaning emphasizes the contemplation of the reasons behind events and their interconnectedness, often used in a more philosophical or analytical context.
I always ponder over the reasons and connections, trying to understand the rationale behind my decisions.
zài在tǎo lùn讨论zhè ge这个wèn tí问题shí时，tā他sī qián xiǎng hòu思前想后，rèn shi认识dào到suǒ yǒu所有shì qing事情Dū都shì是xiāng hù相互guān lián关联de的。
While discussing the issue, he reflected on the connections and realized that everything is interconnected.
Generated collocations (experimental)
sī qián xiǎng hòu思前想后to think over the past and futurefǎn fù反复sī qián xiǎng hòu思前想后to think over repeatedlyzǐ xì仔细sī qián xiǎng hòu思前想后to consider carefullysī qián xiǎng hòu思前想后de的jué dìng决定a decision made after careful considerationsī qián xiǎng hòu思前想后de的jiē guǒ结果the outcome after thorough contemplationjīng guò经过sī qián xiǎng hòu思前想后after careful considerationsī qián xiǎng hòu思前想后bù rú不如xíng dòng行动thinking too much is not as good as taking actionzǒng shì总是sī qián xiǎng hòu思前想后always pondering over the past and futuresī qián xiǎng hòu思前想后de的guī huà规划a plan made after thoughtful considerationbù néng不能zhī只sī qián xiǎng hòu思前想后cannot just think about the past and futuresī qián xiǎng hòu思前想后de的jì huà计划a carefully considered plan