foresight; prescience
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
foresight; prescience; the ability to foresee future developments
formalUsed to describe the ability to predict future problems or events before they occur. Often used to praise someone's wisdom or vision.
Xìng幸
hǎo好
tā他
yǒu有
xiān先
jiàn见
zhī之
míng明
，
tí提
qián前
cún存
le了
yī一
bǐ笔
qián钱
。
Fortunately he had the foresight to save some money in advance.
Nǐ你
yào要
yǒu有
xiān先
jiàn见
zhī之
míng明
，
tí提
qián前
zuò做
hǎo好
zhǔn准
bèi备
。
You need to have foresight and prepare in advance.
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Shì事
shí实
zhèng证
míng明
tā他
de的
xiān先
jiàn见
zhī之
míng明
shì是
zhèng正
què确
de的
。
Facts have proven that his foresight was correct.
Quē缺
fá乏
xiān先
jiàn见
zhī之
míng明
dǎo导
zhì致
le了
zhè这
cì次
shī失
bài败
。
Lack of foresight led to this failure.