登高望遠 dēng gāo wàng yuǎn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
  2. acute foresight

CHARACTERS

登 dēng rise, mount, board, climb
高 gāo high, tall; lofty, elevated
望 wàng to look at, look forward; to hope, expect
遠 yuǎn distant, remote, far; profound