急于求成 meaning and pronunciation

急于求成
Simplified/traditional word

急于求成 English definition

jí yú qiú chéng

  • anxious for quick results (idiom)
  • to demand instant success
  • impatient for result
  • impetuous

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Characters

  • (jí): urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious;
  • (yú): to take; to go; sentence-final interrogative particle; variant of 於|于[yu2];
  • (qiú): to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech;
  • (chéng): to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth;