左顾右盼 - Chinese Idiom

Collocation

1

左顾右盼地……

2

左顾右盼的样子

3

做事要果断，不能左顾右盼

4

……左顾右盼

Definition

左顾右盼

Literally means:

glance right and left; look around

Actually means:

Both 顾 and 盼 mean looking.

This phrase means that one looks left and right. It also means looking carefully or hesitantly.

“顾”和”盼”都表示看。

左顾右盼，向左看看，向右瞧瞧。也形容仔细观看或犹豫观望。

Example

Used as predicate, object, attributive or adverbial adjunct. (作谓语、宾语、定语、状语)

1

Tā

他

zǒu

走

dào

到

jiāménkǒu

家门口

shí

时

,

yībiān

一边

ná

拿

yàoshi

钥匙

zhǔnbèi

准备

kāimén

开门

,

yībiān

一边

huítóu

回头

zuǒgùyòupàn

左顾右盼

,

kànkan

看看

yǒu

有

méiyǒu

没有

rén

人

gēnzōng

跟踪

。

When he walked to the door, he took the key to open the door, and looked back and looked right to see if anyone was following him.

2

Kǎoshì

考试

shí

时

bù

不

yǔnxǔ

允许

zuǒgùyòupàn

左顾右盼

,

jiāotóujiēěr

交头接耳

。

The exam is not allowed to look left and right, cross the head and ears.

3

Tā

他

zuòshì

做事

hěn

很

bù

不

guǒduàn

果断

,

zǒngshì

总是

yī

一

fù

副

zuǒgùyòupàn

左顾右盼

de

的

yàngzi

样子

,

xià

下

bù

不

le

了

juéxīn

决心

。

He does things very indeversely, always look left and right, can not make up his mind.