好高骛远
hào gāo wù yuǎn
Pinyin

Definition

好高骛远
 - 
hào gāo wù yuǎn
  1. to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
  2. to aim too high

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

好
hǎo
  1. 1 good
  2. 2 well
  3. 3 proper
  4. 4 good to
  5. 5 easy to
  6. 6 very
  7. 7 so
  8. 8 (suffix indicating completion or readiness)
  9. 9 (of two people) close
  10. 10 on intimate terms
  11. 11 (after a personal pronoun) hello
好看
hǎo kàn
  1. 1 good-looking
  2. 2 nice-looking
  3. 3 good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)
  4. 4 embarrassed
  5. 5 humiliated
刚好
gāng hǎo
  1. 1 just
  2. 2 exactly
  3. 3 to happen to be
友好
Yǒu hǎo
  1. 1 Youhao district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang
只好
zhǐ hǎo
  1. 1 without any better option
  2. 2 to have to
  3. 3 to be forced to
喜好
xǐ hào
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 fond of
  3. 3 to prefer
  4. 4 to love
  5. 5 one's tastes
  6. 6 preference
好不容易
hǎo bù róng yì
  1. 1 with great difficulty
  2. 2 very difficult
好久
hǎo jiǔ
  1. 1 quite a while
好似
hǎo sì
  1. 1 to seem
  2. 2 to be like
好像
hǎo xiàng
  1. 1 as if
  2. 2 to seem like
好友
hǎo yǒu
  1. 1 close friend
  2. 2 pal
  3. 3 (social networking website) friend
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
好受
hǎo shòu
  1. 1 feeling better
  2. 2 to be more at ease
好吃
hǎo chī
  1. 1 tasty
  2. 2 delicious
好喝
hǎo hē
  1. 1 tasty (drinks)
好在
hǎo zài
  1. 1 luckily
  2. 2 fortunately
好多
hǎo duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 quite a lot
  3. 3 much better
好奇
hào qí
  1. 1 inquisitive
  2. 2 curious
  3. 3 inquisitiveness
  4. 4 curiosity
好好
hǎo hǎo
  1. 1 well
  2. 2 carefully
  3. 3 nicely
  4. 4 properly
好几
hǎo jǐ
  1. 1 several
  2. 2 quite a few
好心
hǎo xīn
  1. 1 kindness
  2. 2 good intentions

Idioms (20)

一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
  1. 1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cross swords with
  3. 3 to lock horns
不问好歹
bù wèn hǎo dǎi
  1. 1 no matter what may happen (idiom)
不知好歹
bù zhī hǎo dǎi
  1. 1 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
  2. 2 not to know what's good for one
  3. 3 unable to recognize others' good intentions
不识好歹
bù shí hǎo dǎi
  1. 1 unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
  2. 2 undiscriminating
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
  1. 1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
做好做歹
zuò hǎo zuò dǎi
  1. 1 to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
  1. 1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
  1. 1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
功高不赏
gōng gāo bù shǎng
  1. 1 high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
  1. 1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
卑之，毋甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
  1. 1 my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
  2. 2 what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
卑之，无甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
  1. 1 my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
  2. 2 what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
  1. 1 please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
另谋高就
lìng móu gāo jiù
  1. 1 to get a better job somewhere else (idiom)
  2. 2 to seek alternative employment
吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
  1. 1 arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
各有所好
gè yǒu suǒ hào
  1. 1 everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
名师出高徒
míng shī chū gāo tú
  1. 1 A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
唱高调
chàng gāo diào
  1. 1 to sing the high part
  2. 2 to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)

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