to plan carefully before taking action
在采取行动之前仔细规划 (zai cǎiqǔ xíngdòng zhīqián zǐxì guīhuà)
"Before starting the project, he always says measure twice, cut once."
"在开始项目之前，他总是说 '测量两次，切一次'。" (Zai kaishi xiàngmù zhīqián, tā zǒng shì shuō 'cèliàng liǎng cì, qiē yīcì'.)
to organize oneself or one's actions effectively
full of happiness and excitement
to have the opposite result of what was intended
to have similar ideas and understanding
to speak or perform without preparation
to remove unwanted parts from something
