急于求成

急於求成

jíyú-qiúchéng

idiom HSK 7-9 #51,685

Meanings

1 anxious for quick results
2 impatient for success
3 to rush for instant outcomes

Characters

urgent; anxious

to succeed; success

Examples

HSK 6

他太急于求成，结果反而耽误了项目。

Tā tài jíyú-qiúchéng, jiéguǒ fǎn'ér dānwu le xiàngmù.

He was too eager for quick results, and it ended up delaying the project.

HSK 7-9

学语言不能急于求成，要持之以恒。

Xué yǔyán bùnéng jíyú-qiúchéng, yào chízhīyǐhéng.

Learning a language shouldn't be rushed - you need to be persistent.

Tips

usage

Usually a gentle reprimand or self-admonition. Natural companion phrases: 欲速则不达 ('haste makes waste'), 循序渐进 ('step by step'). Opposite: 循序渐进.

grammar

于 is the classical preposition 'in/at/for,' making the structure 急[于求成] - 'anxious [for] achieving success.' 于 here is never optional; 急求成 isn't idiomatic.

Stroke Order

急 jí

于 yú

求 qiú

成 chéng