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深谋远虑

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1. Basic Information

  • Pinyin: shēn móu yuǎn lǜ
  • English Translation: Deep planning and far-sightedness
  • Idiom Composition: 「深」（Deep or thorough）＋「谋」（To plan or strategize）＋「远」（Far or long-term）＋「虑」（To consider or think over）
  • Meaning: To think deeply and plan for the distant future rather than just immediate concerns. It is a complimentary term used to describe the foresight and strategic thoughtfulness required of leaders and visionaries.

2. Detailed Meaning and Nuances

「深谋远虑」 contains the following nuances:

  • Temporal Scope: The idiom emphasizes looking 'far' (远) into the future. It is not just about thinking deeply in the moment, but ensuring that actions today serve a purpose years down the line.
  • Strategic Thinking: Because it includes the character 谋 (móu), meaning 'to plan,' it implies an active, strategic approach rather than passive worry or simple prediction.

3. Usage

「深谋远虑」 is mainly used in the following contexts:

  • Business and Management Strategy: Used to praise a leader's judgment regarding long-term corporate growth and risk management.
    • Example:「这位CEO深谋远虑，早在五年前就开始布局新能源市场。」
      （This CEO is a person of deep planning and far-sightedness, having already begun positioning for the new energy market five years ago.)
  • Politics and Diplomacy: Refers to politicians or leaders taking policies that look toward long-term national stability and international relations.
    • Example:「这项政策体现了政府为了国家长治久安的深谋远虑。」
      （This policy embodies the government's far-sightedness for the long-term stability and peace of the nation.)
  • Personal Career and Life Planning: Can be used to praise wise decisions regarding personal paths, such as education or financial planning.
    • Example:「父母为孩子的教育做了深谋远虑的安排。」
      （The parents made far-sighted arrangements for their child's education.)

Additional Examples:

  1. 如果不深谋远虑，公司很难在激烈的竞争中生存。
    （Without deep planning and far-sightedness, it is difficult for a company to survive in fierce competition.）
  2. 他是一个深谋远虑的人，从不打无准备之仗。
    （He is a man of great foresight, never fighting a battle he is not prepared for.）
  3. 这个项目看似冒险，其实是经过深谋远虑的。
    （This project may seem risky, but it is actually the result of deep planning and far-sightedness.）
  4. 我们要学会深谋远虑，不能只顾眼前的利益。
    （We should learn to think ahead and plan deeply, rather than only caring about immediate interests.）

4. Cultural Background and Notes

  • This idiom originates from the essay Finding Fault with Qin (过秦论) by the Western Han dynasty statesman Jia Yi (贾谊). It was used to analyze the grand national strategies of the First Emperor of Qin (秦始皇).
  • The concept is closely related to a famous teaching by Confucius (孔子) in the Analects (论语): 'If a person does not have long-term considerations, they will surely have immediate worries' (人无远虑，必有近忧).
  • While it can be used in daily life, it retains a formal and respectful tone, often reserved for describing high-level strategy or life-changing decisions.

5. Similar and Opposite Idioms

6. Summary

深谋远虑 (shēn móu yuǎn lǜ) describes the act of making thorough, long-term plans with great foresight. It is frequently used to praise leaders in business or politics, emphasizing that their decisions are based on wisdom and a long-term vision rather than mere impulse or short-term gain.

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Idiom Essay

shēn móu yuǎn lǜ
深谋远虑
Farsightedness
shēng huó生活zhōng中，wǒ men我们hěn很róng yì容易zhǐ只dīng盯zhe着yǎn qián眼前fā shēng发生de的shì qíng事情。

In life, it is easy to focus only on what is happening right in front of us.

bǐ rú比如，xià yǔ下雨le了jiù就dǎ sǎn打伞，è饿le了jiù就chī fàn吃饭，chū出le了wèn tí问题zài再qù去jiě jué解决wèn tí问题。

For example, we use an umbrella when it rains, eat when we are hungry, and solve problems only after they arise.

zhè zhǒng这种fǎn yìng反应hěn很zì rán自然，dàn但yǒu shí hòu有时候，wǒ men我们huì会yù dào遇到lìng另yī zhǒng一种rén人。

This reaction is natural, but sometimes we encounter a different kind of person.

tā men他们zuò做jué dìng决定de的shí hòu时候，sì hū似乎bìng并bù不zhǐ shì只是wèi le为了“xiàn zài现在”，ér shì而是wèi le为了hěn很jiǔ久yǐ hòu以后de的mǒu某yī tiān一天。

When they make decisions, it seems they are not just acting for the "now," but for a day far in the future.

zhōng wén中文lǐ里，yǒu有yí gè一个chéng yǔ成语zhuān mén专门yòng lái用来xíng róng形容zhè zhǒng这种sī wéi思维fāng shì方式，jiào叫“shēn móu yuǎn lǜ深谋远虑”。

In Chinese, there is an idiom specifically used to describe this way of thinking called 深谋远虑.

zhè ge这个cí词chāi kāi拆开lái来kàn看，hěn很yǒu有fèn liàng分量。

This term carries a lot of weight when broken down.

“shēn móu深谋”，shì是shuō说jì huà计划dé得hěn很shēn深，bù不fú浮zài在biǎo miàn表面；“yuǎn lǜ远虑”，shì是shuō说kǎo lǜ考虑dé得hěn很yuǎn远，kuà yuè跨越le了shí jiān时间。

深谋 means planning deeply, not just on the surface; 远虑 means considering things far ahead, transcending time.

hé合qǐ lái起来，tā它xíng róng形容de的shì是yī zhǒng一种néng gòu能够chuān tòu穿透shí jiān时间、kàn dào看到wèi lái未来de的néng lì能力。

Together, it describes the ability to see through time and envision the future.

yōng yǒu拥有“shēn móu yuǎn lǜ深谋远虑”de的rén人，wǎng wǎng往往xiàng像shì是yí gè一个gāo míng高明de的qí shǒu棋手。

A person who possesses 深谋远虑 is often like a master chess player.

dāng当pǔ tōng rén普通人zhǐ只dīng盯zhe着yǎn qián眼前de的yī kē一颗qí zi棋子shí时，tā他yǐ jīng已经zài在nǎo hǎi脑海lǐ里tuī yǎn推演dào到le了shí bù十步zhī hòu之后。

While ordinary people focus on a single piece in front of them, they have already calculated ten moves ahead in their mind.

tā他jīn tiān今天zuò做de的yī jiàn一件shì事，yě xǔ也许kàn qǐ lái看起来hěn很pǔ tōng普通，shèn zhì甚至yǒu diǎn有点chī lì bù tǎo hǎo吃力不讨好，bǐ rú比如zài在rén人hěn很shǎo少de的dì fāng地方xiū修yī tiáo一条hěn很kuān宽de的lù路，huò zhě或者zài在nián qīng年轻shí时jiù就kāi shǐ开始jiān chí坚持yī zhǒng一种kàn shì看似wú yòng无用de的xí guàn习惯。

Something they do today might look ordinary or even thankless, such as building a wide road in a sparsely populated area or sticking to a seemingly useless habit while young.

páng rén旁人kě néng可能bù不lǐ jiě理解，jué de觉得méi没bì yào必要。

Others might not understand and feel it is unnecessary.

dàn但zhǐ yǒu只有tā他zhī dào知道，zhè这shì是wèi le为了wǔ五nián年、shèn zhì甚至shí十nián年hòu后de的nà ge那个jú miàn局面zài在zuò做zhǔn bèi准备。

But only they know that this is preparation for a situation five or even ten years down the line.

zhè这qí shí其实shì是yī zhǒng一种hěn很gāo jí高级de的zhì huì智慧。

This is actually a very high level of wisdom.

yīn wèi因为rén人de的běn néng本能shì是duǎn shì短视de的，wǒ men我们zǒng总xiǎng想zhuī qiú追求dāng xià当下de的shū fú舒服。

Because human instinct is short-sighted; we always want to pursue immediate comfort.

ér而“shēn móu yuǎn lǜ深谋远虑”yāo qiú要求wǒ men我们yào要kè zhì克制zhè zhǒng这种chōng dòng冲动，qù去wèi le为了yí gè一个hái还méi没fā shēng发生de的wèi lái未来fù zé负责。

However, 深谋远虑 requires us to restrain this impulse and take responsibility for a future that hasn't happened yet.

dāng rán当然，zhè这bìng并bù不yì wèi zhe意味着wǒ men我们yào要zhěng tiān整天yōu xīn chōng chōng忧心忡忡。

Of course, this doesn't mean we should be worried all day long.

zhè ge这个chéng yǔ成语zhēn zhèng真正xiǎng想gào sù告诉wǒ men我们de的shì是：xiàn zài现在de的měi每yí gè一个xuǎn zé选择，qí shí其实dōu都shì是zài在gěi给wèi lái未来de的zì jǐ自己tóu piào投票。

What this idiom really wants to tell us is: every choice we make now is actually a vote for our future self.

xià cì下次，dāng当nǐ你miàn lín面临yí gè一个zhòng yào重要jué dìng决定shí时，yě xǔ也许kě yǐ可以tíng xià lái停下来wèn wèn问问zì jǐ自己：zhè ge这个xuǎn zé选择，zhǐ shì只是wèi le为了jiě jué解决jīn tiān今天de的má fán麻烦，hái shì还是wèi le为了gèng更cháng yuǎn长远de的nà ge那个mù biāo目标？

Next time you face an important decision, perhaps you can stop and ask yourself: is this choice just to solve today's trouble, or is it for a longer-term goal?

rú guǒ如果shì是hòu zhě后者，nà那nǐ你jiù shì就是zài在jiàn xíng践行“shēn móu yuǎn lǜ深谋远虑”le了。

If it is the latter, then you are practicing 深谋远虑.

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