HSK 6 · Emotions

急功近利 jígōngjìnlì “eager for quick results and profit” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 急功近利 means

  1. eager for quick results and profit
  2. seeking instant benefit (idiom)
  3. shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return

How to say 急功近利

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale急jí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale功gōng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale近jìn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale利lì4th tone, falling

急功近利 in a sentence

  1. 学语言不能急功近利，要慢慢来。

    Xué yǔyán bùnéng jígōngjìnlì, yào mànmàn lái.

    You can’t expect quick results when learning a language; take it slowly.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这家公司太急功近利了，不重视质量。

    Zhè jiā gōngsī tài jígōngjìnlì le, bú zhòngshì zhìliàng.

    This company is too focused on quick profits and doesn’t care about quality.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 急功近利 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 急 (jí) with each of its parts in a different colour
急jíurgent
  • 刍to mow · chúSound part
  • 心heart · xīnMeaning part

心 hints at the meaning (heart); 刍 (chú) hints at the sound. Compare it with jí.

The character 功 (gōng) with each of its parts in a different colour
功gōngmeritorious deed or service
  • 工work · gōng
  • 力strength · lì
The character 近 (jìn) with each of its parts in a different colour
近jìnnear
  • 斤axe · jīnSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 斤 (jīn) hints at the sound. Compare it with jìn.

The character 利 (lì) with each of its parts in a different colour
利lìsharp
  • 禾grain · hé
  • 刂knife form of 刀 · dāo

How to write 急功近利

急 9 strokes · 功 5 strokes · 近 7 strokes · 利 7 strokes

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急功近利 (jígōngjìnlì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 急功近利 (jígōngjìnlì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 急功近利

Words with 急

急jí · anxious着急zháojí · to worry急诊jízhěn · emergency treatment紧急jǐnjí · urgent急忙jímáng · hastily急剧jíjù · sharp焦急jiāojí · anxious急切jíqiè · eager急躁jízào · impatient急于求成jíyúqiúchéng · too eager for success

Words with 功

成功chénggōng · success功夫gōngfu · time and effort用功yònggōng · hard-working (at study)功能gōngnéng · function气功qìgōng · qigong (breathing exercises)功劳gōngláo · credit功效gōngxiào · effect

Words with 近

近jìn · near最近zuìjìn · recently附近fùjìn · nearby近代jìndài · modern times (roughly 1840 to 1919 in China)接近jiējìn · to approach近来jìnlái · recently就近jiùjìn · nearby将近jiāngjìn · nearly

Words with 利

流利liúlì · fluent顺利shùnlì · smoothly胜利shènglì · victory利用lìyòng · to make use of有利yǒulì · advantageous利益lìyì · benefit利润lìrùn · profits利息lìxī · interest (on a loan)权利quánlì · right (an entitlement)便利biànlì · convenient

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

悔恨huǐhèn · remorse活该huógāi · serves (someone) right焦急jiāojí · anxious嫉妒jídù · to be jealous of计较jìjiào · to fuss over惊奇jīngqí · surprised警惕jǐngtì · to be vigilant惊讶jīngyà · surprised

FAQs

急功近利 (jígōngjìnlì) means “eager for quick results and profit” or “seeking instant benefit (idiom)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jígōngjìnlì: jí with a 2nd tone, then gōng with a 1st tone, then jìn with a 4th tone, then lì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 急功近利 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jigongjinli with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 急功近利 from the suggestions. Typing jigongjinli into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
急功近利 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.