急于求成
jí yú qiú chéng
impatient for results
Character by character
急jí
anxious
anxious
于yú
for
for
求qiú
seek
seek
成chéng
success
success
Example
学外语不能急于求成。
You can't rush results when learning a foreign language.
Tone: negative (criticism).
Usage and origin
Usually after 不能 or 不要; a plainer cousin of 拔苗助长.
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