short-sighted; lacking foresight
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short-sighted; lacking foresight or vision
neutralUsed to criticize a person, decision, or policy that is shortsighted, often implying that the lack of long-term planning will lead to negative consequences. Commonly used in both written and spoken Chinese.
Zhè这
gè个
jì计
huà划
tài太
mù目
guāng光
duǎn短
qiǎn浅
le了
，
méi没
yǒu有
kǎo考
lǜ虑
wèi未
lái来
shí十
nián年
de的
fā发
zhǎn展
。
This plan is too short-sighted; it doesn't consider the development over the next ten years.
Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
mù目
guāng光
duǎn短
qiǎn浅
，
cuò错
guò过
le了
tóu投
zī资
hù互
lián联
wǎng网
de的
zuì最
jiā佳
shí时
jī机
。
Because he lacked foresight, he missed the best opportunity to invest in the internet.
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Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
zhǐ只
gù顾
yǎn眼
qián前
lì利
yì益
，
nà那
yàng样
xiǎn显
de得
mù目
guāng光
duǎn短
qiǎn浅
。
We cannot only focus on immediate benefits; that would make us appear short-sighted.
Pī批
píng评
zhě者
zhǐ指
zé责
zhèng政
fǔ府
de的
jīng经
jì济
zhèng政
cè策
mù目
guāng光
duǎn短
qiǎn浅
。
Critics accused the government's economic policies of being short-sighted.