HSK 6 · Emotions

急于求成 jíyúqiúchéng “too eager for success” in Chinese

Traditional 急於求成

What 急于求成 means

  1. too eager for success
  2. to rush things
  3. anxious for quick results (idiom)
  4. to demand instant success
  5. impatient for result
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • impetuous

How to say 急于求成

  • 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 second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale于yú2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale求qiú2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale成chéng2nd tone, rising

急于求成 in a sentence

  1. 学习不能急于求成。

    Xuéxí bùnéng jíyúqiúchéng.

    You can’t rush your studies.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他太急于求成，结果犯了很多错误。

    Tā tài jíyúqiúchéng, jiéguǒ fàn le hěn duō cuòwù.

    He was in too much of a hurry to succeed and ended up making lots of mistakes.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 急于求成 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 于 (yú) with each of its parts in a different colour
于yúto go
  • 二two · èr
  • 亅hook · jué
The character 求 (qiú) drawn as one shape
求qiúto seek

求 is a single shape of 7 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidTraditionally said to show a fur coat, now written 裘 (qiú); some scholars see a centipede instead. Today 求 means “to ask for”.

The character 成 (chéng) with each of its parts in a different colour
成chéngto succeed
  • 戈halberd · gē
  • 丁part of the character

How to write 急于求成

急 9 strokes · 于 3 strokes · 求 7 strokes · 成 6 strokes

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

Words related to 急于求成

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急功近利jígōngjìnlì · eager for quick results and profit

Words with 于

终于zhōngyú · at last关于guānyú · about对于duìyú · regarding由于yóuyú · due to于是yúshì · thereupon位于wèiyú · to be located at善于shànyú · to be good at等于děngyú · to equal属于shǔyú · to be classified as在于zàiyú · to lie in

Words with 求

要求yāoqiú · to request请求qǐngqiú · to request征求zhēngqiú · to solicit追求zhuīqiú · to pursue (a goal)求qiú · to seek力求lìqiú · to strive to谋求móuqiú · to seek需求xūqiú · demand精益求精jīngyìqiújīng · to strive for perfection供不应求gōngbùyìngqiú · demand exceeds supply

Words with 成

完成wánchéng · to complete成绩chéngjì · achievement变成biànchéng · to turn into成功chénggōng · success成为chéngwéi · to become养成yǎngchéng · to cultivate成人chéngrén · adult赞成zànchéng · to approve成立chénglì · to establish成长chéngzhǎng · to grow up

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

津津有味jīnjīnyǒuwèi · with relish急切jíqiè · eager激情jīqíng · passion寄托jìtuō · to place (hopes) on急躁jízào · impatient绝望juéwàng · to despair沮丧jǔsàng · dejected拘束jūshù · ill at ease

FAQs

急于求成 (jíyúqiúchéng) means “too eager for success” or “to rush things”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jíyúqiúchéng: jí with a 2nd tone, then yú with a 2nd tone, then qiú with a 2nd tone, then chéng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 急于求成 is written 急於求成. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiyuqiucheng with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 急于求成 from the suggestions. Typing jiyuqiucheng into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
急于求成 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.