深思熟虑

shēn sī shú lǜ

after careful thought

Character by character

深shēn
deep

思sī
think

熟shú
ripe

虑lǜ
consider

这是我深思熟虑以后的决定。

This is a decision I made after careful thought.

Tone: positive (praise).

Often 经过深思熟虑 or 深思熟虑后; formal, for serious decisions.

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