急功近利

jí gōng jìn lì

hungry for quick results

Character by character

急jí
eager for

功gōng
success

近jìn
near

利lì
profit

做研究不能急功近利，要耐得住寂寞。

Research cannot chase quick results; you must be able to bear the solitude.

Tone: negative (criticism).

Learn this in Lesson 29 · HSK 5–6: 996、内卷与躺平 (Overwork, involution and lying flat)

A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. This lesson is free.