急于求成

jí yú qiú chéng

  • Meaning

    Literal

    -

    Usage

    To want to achieve one's goals or desires very quickly; impatient for results

  • Connotation

    Negative

  • Usage Examples

    我很想再回到国家队,但是我不想急于求成 | Wǒ hěn xiǎng zài huídào guójiāduì, dànshì wǒ bùxiǎng jíyúqiúchéng
    I want to return to the national team, but I don't want to rush it
    [Source]

    一个人向你这样急于求成是不会有很快进步的 | Yīgè rén xiàng nǐ zhèyàng jíyúqiúchéng shì bù huì yǒu hěn kuài jìnbù de
    A person as eager to see results as you are will not advance quickly
    [Source]

  • Equivalents

    English

    None

    Chinese

    None

  • Entry Notes

    This is an HSK chengyu

  • Origin

    《三国演义》(Sān Guó Yǎn Yì), usually attributed to Míng Dynasty (明, 1368 - 1644) author 罗贯中 (Luó Guàn Zhōng). Considered one of the four great Chinese classics, this part-fiction, part-history book romances the events of the Three Kingdoms period (三国时期 | Sān Guó Shí Qī | 220 - 280) and is generally known in English as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"

  • Story

    This chengyu is from a line in the work listed in the "Origin" section above

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