過馬路前先左右看一看。

Look both ways before you cross the street.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 過馬路 guòmǎlù to cross the street
2 前 qián
  1. front
  2. forward
  3. ahead
  4. first
  5. top (followed by a number)
  6. future
  7. ago
  8. before
  9. BC (e.g. 前293年)
  10. former
  11. formerly
=3 先 xiān
  1. beforehand; first; earlier
  2. at first; originally
  3. for the time being; for now
  4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
=3 先 xiǎn only used in 先馬／先马
4 左右 zuǒyòu
  1. left and right
  2. nearby
  3. approximately
  4. attendant
  5. to control
  6. to influence
5 看一看 kànyīkàn to have a look