欲速而不达 (欲速而不達)
yù sù ér bù dá
Pinyin

Definition

欲速而不达 (欲速而不達)
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yù sù ér bù dá
  1. lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed
  2. also written 欲速則不達|欲速则不达

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
ér
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 as well as
  3. 3 and so
  4. 4 but (not)
  5. 5 yet (not)
  6. 6 (indicates causal relation)
  7. 7 (indicates change of state)
  8. 8 (indicates contrast)
sù dù
  1. 1 speed
  2. 2 rate
  3. 3 velocity
  4. 4 (music) tempo
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)

Idioms (20)

一不做,二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)