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骛

騖
wù
verb #31,477

Meanings

  1. 1 (literary) to gallop; to rush about
  2. 2 to pursue eagerly
  3. 3 (bound form, rarely standalone)

Examples

好高骛远是创业的大忌。
Hàogāo-wùyuǎn shì chuàngyè de dàjì.
Aiming too high and chasing the distant is a fatal flaw in starting a business.
他心无旁骛地工作。
Tā xīnwúpángwù de gōngzuò.
He works with single-minded focus, distracted by nothing.

Tips

usage
Almost never used alone in modern Chinese — appears in two important set phrases: 好高骛远 hàogāo-wùyuǎn 'aim too high, chase the far' (over-ambitious / unrealistic), and 心无旁骛 xīnwúpángwù 'heart with no side-rushing' (single-minded focus). The radical 马 (horse) hints at the original 'galloping' image.

Stroke Order

骛 wù