操之过急

操之過急

cāozhī-guòjí

idiom #19,573

Meanings

1 to act with undue haste
2 to be overhasty
3 to rush things

Characters

to handle; to manage

it (classical pronoun)

Examples

这件事不能操之过急，要慢慢来。

Zhè jiàn shì bùnéng cāozhīguòjí, yào mànmànlái.

We can't rush this matter; we need to take it slowly.

改革如果操之过急，反而会适得其反。

Gǎigé rúguǒ cāozhīguòjí, fǎn'ér huì shìdéqífǎn.

If reform is rushed, it will backfire.

Tips

grammar

操之过急 uses the classical pattern verb + 之 + complement. 之 here functions as a pronoun meaning "it." The structure is: handle it too hastily.

Stroke Order

操 cāo

之 zhī

过 guò

急 jí