向前看

Chinese

		direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to	front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward	to see; to look at; to look after to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think
trad. (向前看)		向	前	看
simp. #(向前看)		向	前	看

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàngqiánkàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngqiánkàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàngciánkàn
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang⁴-chʻien²-kʻan⁴
    • Yale: syàng-chyán-kàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqchyankann
    • Palladius: сянцянькань (sjancjanʹkanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʰän⁵¹/

Verb

向前看

1. to look to the front; to look straight ahead
2. (figurative) to look to the future
3. (pun, slang) Alternative form of 向錢看／向钱看 (“to look toward money; to be focused on money”)