高瞻远瞩 (gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ) — farsighted; with great foresight; to think and plan for the long term

Definition

Formal idiom praising someone who plans far ahead with great foresight. Used in writing and speeches to describe leaders, strategies, or vision — not for everyday plans.

idiom
farsightedwith great foresightto think and plan for the long term

Examples

  • 高瞻远瞩,。
    Zhè wèi lǐng dǎo rén jù yǒu gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ de zhàn lüè yǎn guāng, wèi guó jiā fā zhǎn zhǐ míng le fāng xiàng.
    This leader has a farsighted strategic vision that charted the direction for the country's development.
  • 高瞻远瞩。
    Gōng sī de chéng gōng lí bù kāi gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ de zǎo qī guī huà.
    The company's success relies on the farsighted early planning.
  • 高瞻远瞩,。
    Zhǐ yǒu gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ, cái néng zài wèi lái jìng zhēng zhōng lì yú bú bài zhī dì.
    Only by being farsighted can one remain invincible in future competition.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

高瞻look from height
偏正Modifier + head
远瞩look far ahead
远yuǎnfar瞩zhǔlook
偏正Modifier + head

高瞻 looks upward from height, 远瞩 looks far ahead, together giving foresight.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

高 was drawn as a tall building.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
目目mùeye
Sound part声符shēngfú
詹
詹zhān瞻zhān
Same sound today

瞻 puts 目, an eye, beside 詹, which gives the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
元
元yuán远yuǎn
Same sound today

远 combines 辶, meaning walk, with 元, used for its sound.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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