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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 欲速则不达
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 欲速则不达 | yù sù zé bù dá | - (idiom) (the Analects) haste makes waste; things can't be rushed |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 44,395 | 58,794 | 45,079 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 欲 | yù | - to wish for - to desire - variant of 慾|欲[yu4] |
| 欲 | yù | - desire - appetite - passion - lust - greed |
| 速 | sù | - fast - rapid - quick - velocity |
| 则 | zé | - (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 |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 达 | dá | - surname Da |
| 达 | dá | - to attain - to reach - to amount to - to communicate - eminent |
Other Words Containing 欲速则不达
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 欲速则不达 | - | - | 44,395 | 58,794 | 45,079 |