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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yuanjian
"他很有远见，提前做好了准备。"
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The ability to predict what will happen or what will be needed in the future.
"She had the foresight to invest in renewable energy early on."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from fore- (before) + sight (in the sense of seeing).
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prévoyance
Transliteration: prevoyance
"Elle a eu la prévoyance de faire des provisions."
Voraussicht
Transliteration: Voraussicht
"Mit ein bisschen Voraussicht hätten wir das vermeiden können."
previdenza
Transliteration: previdenza
"Ci vuole molta previdenza per pianificare il futuro."
previsión
Transliteration: prevision
"Tuvo la previsión de comprar las entradas con antelación."
discernimento
Transliteration: discernimento
"Ele teve a clarividência de prever o problema."
दूरदर्शिता
Transliteration: durdarshita
"भविष्य की योजना बनाने के लिए दूरदर्शिता की आवश्यकता होती है।"
远见
Transliteration: yuanjian
"他很有远见，提前做好了准备。"
선견지명
Transliteration: seon-gyeon-ji-myeong
"그녀는 미래를 내다보는 선견지명이 있었다."
遠見
Transliteration: tōmi
"彼には将来を見通す遠見があった。"
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