(idiom) (the Analects) haste makes waste; things can't be rushed
trad. 欲速則不達
Also written 欲速則不達【yù sù zé bù dá】
Characters in this word
5欲
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desire, appetite, passion, lust, greed
- Pinyin
- yù
- Traditional
- 慾
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 10619 of 2500
速
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fast, rapid, quick, velocity
- Pinyin
- sù
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 35362 of 2500
则
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(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then, (bound form) standard; norm, (bound form) principle, (literary) to imitate; to follow, classifier for written items
- Pinyin
- zé
- Traditional
- 則
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 2398 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
达
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surname Da
- Pinyin
- Dá
- Traditional
- 達
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1283 of 2500