zhān
Pinyin

Definition

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zhān
  1. to gaze
  2. to view

Character Decomposition

Related Words (8)

qián zhān
  1. 1 forward-looking
  2. 2 prescient
  3. 3 foresight
  4. 4 forethought
  5. 5 outlook
qián zhān xìng
  1. 1 farsightedness
  2. 2 perspicacity
  3. 3 prescience
  4. 4 forward-looking
zhān yǎng
  1. 1 to revere
  2. 2 to admire
zhān qián gù hòu
  1. 1 to look forward and back
  2. 2 to consider prudently
  3. 3 overcautious
guān zhān
  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 view
  3. 3 abiding impression

Idioms (3)

动见观瞻
dòng jiàn guān zhān
  1. 1 to be watched closely (idiom)
马首是瞻
mǎ shǒu shì zhān
  1. 1 to follow blindly (idiom)
  2. 2 to take as one's only guide
高瞻远瞩
gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ
  1. 1 to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
  2. 2 acute foresight

Sample Sentences

来了,这第三种呢就是无尾熊型老板。他是老好人,最怕起冲突。能比较容易愉快和睦地相处,就是要注意老板瞻前顾后的个性。
lái le ,zhè dì sān zhǒng ne jiùshì wúwěixióng xíng lǎobǎn 。tā shì lǎohǎorén ,zuì pà qǐ chōngtú 。néng bǐjiào róngyì yúkuài hémù de xiāngchǔ ,jiùshì yào zhùyì lǎobǎn zhānqiángùhòu de gèxìng 。
Now we're coming to it. This third kind of boss is- The Koala. He's a good kind of chap that really fears conflict. You can get along with them easily, happily and harmoniously, but you just have to be careful of your boss' overcautious personality.
怎么你这个贪玩的夜猫子也变得瞻前顾后了!
zěnme nǐ zhège tānwán de yèmāozi yě biànde zhānqiángùhòu le !
Even a playful night owl like you have become so careful!
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投资总是有风险啊,如果凡事都这么悲观、瞻前顾后的,那不就什么事都不用做了吗?
tóuzī zǒngshì yǒu fēngxiǎn ā ,rúguǒ fánshì dōu zhème bēiguān 、zhānqiángùhòu de ,nà bù jiù shénme shì dōu bù yòng zuò le ma ?
There is always risk with investment, if you're always so pessimistic and overcautious, you needn't bother doing anything at all.
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现在请大家进入烈士纪念馆参观。在这里大家可以阅读烈士们的生平事迹,瞻仰烈士的遗像遗物,看看烈士们的血衣和遗书,以及曾加在他们身上的那些惨无人道的刑具。
xiànzài qǐng dàjiā jìnrù lièshì jìniànguǎn cānguān 。zài zhèlǐ dàjiā kěyǐ yuèdú lièshìmen de shēngpíng shìjì ,zhānyǎng lièshì de yíxiàng yíwù ,kàn kan lièshìmen de xuèyī hé yíshū ,yǐjí céng jiā zài tāmen shēnshàng de nàxiē cǎnwúréndào de xíngjù 。
Now will everyone please enter the Martyr's Memorial. Here everyone can read about the lives of the martyrs, look at their portraits and see their blood stained clothing and writings. One can also see the inhumane instruments of torture used on them.