look before you leap(sān sī ér hòu xíng)

look before you leap

Think before you leap is a Chinese word, pronounced s ā ns ī é RH ò UX í ng. Think before you leap from the Analects of Confucius gongyechang: Ji Wenzi thinks before you leap. The son hears it, say: "again, Si Ke Yi." It means to think twice before you act.

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"Gongyedu" in the book of Nanqi: "Ji Wenzi thinks twice before he acts." "the Analects of Confucius gongyechang": Ji Wenzi's third (1) thought and then acted. Zi Wen said: "again, Si Ke." Ji Wenzi thinks about everything three times before he takes action. When Confucius heard about it, he said, "just learn from the past." 1. Three: when the ancients said "three", they often did not mean the exact number of "three", but a lot of times. But this is opposite to "Zai", so it is still regarded as a definite number. Think carefully and then do it. 2. Again, skoyi: think twice (and learn from the past experience).

english

Look before you leap, think twice before you do

word meaning

Think many times and then act. It describes being cautious and prudent.

Make sentences

He is very careful and always thinks twice before he acts.

On Translation

The Analects of Confucius gongyechang: Ji Wenzi thinks twice before he acts. Hearing this, Zi said, "again, Si Ke Yi.". Ji Wenzi considers everything many times before he takes action. When Confucius heard about it, he said, "just learn from the past." In this translation, "Zai" is translated as "learning from the past". It is obviously derived from literature. "Zai" is just "Zai", and it doesn't mean "borrowing the past experience". If this is the case, will not those who see you again and again, again and again, make a similar deduction. 2. Ji Wenzi is always thinking over things and then acting. When Confucius heard about it, he said, "it's enough to think twice.". In this translation, the word "Zai" is translated by "twice", and the meaning of the whole translation becomes that Confucius thinks it's unnecessary to think twice. Even ordinary people would not say such arrogant and arbitrary words, not to mention Confucius, who is famous for his "caution"? In the book of changes, Xi CI Zhuan of Confucius, it is said that "Shensi technique has been used in the past, and nothing has been lost", which shows that Confucius advocated "Shensi". This translation obviously needs to be studied. Ji Wenzi always has to think many times before putting it into practice. After hearing this, Confucius said, "think more, this is OK" (Liu Xiaofeng, Ying Jiali). in Shuowen, press "furthermore, add". The word "Zai" here should be interpreted as "more times". Therefore, the word "Zai" is translated as "think a few more times". On the basis of thinking twice, we should "think a few more times", which is in line with the "caution" that Confucius always advocated.

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The old saying "think twice before you leap" comes from the Analects of Confucius. The meaning of this sentence is very clear. It teaches us to form a good habit of thinking more before doing things. "Think twice before you act" is not timid and forward-looking, but mature and responsible. Therefore, when you decide to do something, especially when it comes to major issues, you must consider it in an all-round way. When you are uncertain, it is also good to listen to other people's opinions. "Think twice before you act" is of great help to the effective solution of problems. But in this fast changing society, a little hesitation, the opportunity will be lost in an instant. Sometimes it's not good to think too much. As Powell once said: when making a decision, you need to make your decision when you have 40% to 70% information. Too little information, too much risk, bad decision-making; enough information, your opponent has taken action, you are out. "Think twice before you act" is not contradictory to grasping the opportunity quickly. You should learn to grasp the opportunity when doing things and think more when making decisions. Such talents have the hope to reach the other side of success and remain invincible. The Analects of Confucius: Ji Wenzi thought twice before he acted. Zi Wen said, "it's OK again." Attachment: Nan Huaijin's analysis of "think twice": prudence is to be cautious, and excessive prudence becomes a small weapon. Ji Wenzi, surnamed Ji sun and named Xingfu, was a doctor of the state of Lu. Do things too carefully, too carefully. "Think twice before you leap" is called "think twice". When Confucius heard his attitude of doing things, he said, "again, it's OK!" There are two kinds of explanations for this sentence. In the past, the old scholars thought that "you should be very careful when you do things. Children, it's not enough to think three times. Confucius said," it's OK again. " Think again This explanation is wrong. In fact, Confucius thought that he thought too much. It's true that you should be careful when doing things, but "think twice before you act" is too much. If you have studied logic, you will know better. If you have studied the principles of the book of changes, you will know that there are always contradictions. To think twice is the unity of contradictions. After the unity, there will be contradictions. So you can never finish it or draw a conclusion. So when a thing comes to hand, just think about it and think about it again. If we think about it for the third time, we will probably hesitate and never do it again. Therefore, prudence is to be cautious. Excessive prudence becomes a small weapon. We all have decades of life experience. Our friends who are too careful often make mistakes with this little tool. As a result, there are more problems. So Confucius advocated that we should think twice before we act. Chinese cultural tradition is very profound. Our ancient scholars often said that "it is easy to know but difficult to do". In fact, it is wrong to apply it to real life. Because, where is the so-called true knowledge? Everything in the world, right and wrong, interests, good and evil, is "relative" and not "absolute". The angle, way and long-term of personal consideration are different. How difficult it is to achieve true knowledge! Therefore, for individuals, from the perspective of kindness, starting from their main purpose, it's OK to make a bright journey of thinking. The key is action. You see, Dr. Sun Yat Sen, our great revolutionary practitioner, put forward the idea of "knowing is difficult and doing is easy", which is to teach us that people deeply influenced by traditional culture should practice, make decisions bravely and practice! think before you act refers to a style of doing things. A specific style of doing things can be praised or criticized in a specific environment. Now, it's commendatory to praise someone more carefully. But in the source of the Analects, that is, when it first appeared, it was really taken as a derogatory meaning. Confucius said that Ji Wenzi thought too much about doing things, and it was enough to think twice.

Chinese PinYin : sān sī ér hòu xíng