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思来想去

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Collocation

1
终于做出……(某个)决定
2
……(某人)思来想去以后
3
思来想去,总觉得……(提出某种结论)
4
思来想去,还是没有想明白

Definition

思来想去

Literally means:

turn something over in one's mind

Actually means:

ponder (over) deeply

It means turning something over in one's mind, usually to find the answer to a question or to make a decision. It sometimes implies that it is hard to make a decision.

来回不停地反复思考。通常是为了寻求问题的答案或做出决定而反复仔细思考。有时也意味着难做决定。

Example

Used as predicate. (作谓语)
1
láixiǎng
思来想去
  
,
háishi
还是
méi
xiǎng
míngbai
明白
  
,
xiǎng
zuò
diǎn
hǎoshì
好事
wèishénme
为什么
zhèyàng
这样
nán
  
?
Wèishénme
为什么
rénjiā
人家
dōu
xiāngxìn
相信
  
?
Nándào
难道
shì
shìdào
世道
biàn
le
ma
  
?

I thought about it, or didn't I figure it out, why is it so hard for me to do something good? Why don't people believe me? Has the world changed?

2
láixiǎng
思来想去
  
,
háishi
还是
juédìng
决定
zhè
shí
tiān
de
chángjià
长假
  
,
dāi
zài
jiā
家里
péipéi
陪陪
父母
  
,
chū
出去
yóu
旅游
le
  

I thought about wanting to go, or decided to take the ten-day long vacation, stay at home with my parents, do not travel.

3
láixiǎng
思来想去
  
,
juéde
觉得
wèile
为了
gēng
hǎo
zhǎn
发展
  
,
yīnggāi
应该
kāi
离开
zhège
这个
gōng
公司
  
,
dào
可以
huī
发挥
zuòyòng
作用
de
dānwèi
单位
gōngzuò
工作
  

He thought about it and felt that in order to develop better, he should leave the company and work in a functioning unit.