退一步想
tuì​yī​bù​xiǎng

to look at things from another angle

  • created sense approved 退一步想 · tuì​yī​bù​xiǎng · to look at things from another angle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    退一步想

    tuì​yī​bù​xiǎng

    to look at things from another angle

    To look at a matter from another perspective (often a more conciliatory or broader one); to take a step back and consider the alternative in order to find perspective or reach a compromise

    退 (literal) → 退 · tuì · to retreat 一步 (literal) → 一步 · yī​bù · one step 想 (literal) → 想 · xiǎng · to think

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense