未雨绸缪 (wèi yǔ chóu móu) — to take precautions beforehand; to prepare for a rainy day
Definition
A chengyu meaning to repair the house before the rain — to plan ahead and prepare for trouble before it arrives. More literary than the plain verb 准备.
idiom
to take precautions beforehandto prepare for a rainy day
Examples
- 未雨绸缪，。Wǒ men yīng gāi wèi yǔ chóu móu, tí qián zuò hǎo yìng jí jì huà.We should take precautions and make emergency plans in advance.
- 未雨绸缪，。Gōng sī wèi yǔ chóu móu, chǔ bèi le zú gòu de zī jīn yìng duì shì chǎng bō dòng.The company prepared for a rainy day by reserving enough funds to handle market fluctuations.
- 未雨绸缪，。Tā zǒng xǐ huan wèi yǔ chóu móu, kǎo shì qián yí gè yuè jiù kāi shǐ fù xí.He always likes to take precautions — he starts reviewing a month before the exam.
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