Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "顾" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "顾" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Pinyin
gù
Definition
look after / take into consideration / to attend to
to take into consideration / to attend to
solely preoccupied (with one thing) / engrossed / focusing (on sth) / to look after only one aspect
to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers / regardless of perils
to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage / cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times
lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom) / fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once / cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
reckless / regardless of everything
without scruple / stop at nothing / of no scruples
fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom) / fig. alone and dejected
to attend simultaneously to two or more things / to balance (career and family, family and education etc)
an overall plan taking into account all factors
be busy enough with one's own affairs
to neglect / to misuse / to mistreat / to abuse
to take care of / to show consideration / to attend to / to look after
to look around / to survey
glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
to care for / to show concern for / to think longingly (of one's country)
to look forward and back / to consider prudently / overcautious
the king looked left and right and then talked of other things / to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
in defiance of / disregard / ignore
misgivings / apprehensions
in spite of / regardless of
cannot attend to or manage
unable to change sth / unable to deal with