欲速则不达

lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed / don't try to run before you can walk
(idiom) (the Analects) haste makes waste; things can't be rushed

Characters and words in 欲速则不达

desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed

= + : Yu the Great (yu) suddenly feels a strong desire (欲) and appetite (欲) to eat popcorn (谷). As she opens the secret drawer in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) though she finds her popcorn gone and instead an IOU note (欠).
to wish for / to desire / variant of 慾|欲[yu4]

= + : Yu the Great (yu) suddenly feels a strong desire (欲) and appetite (欲) to eat popcorn (谷). As she opens the secret drawer in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) though she finds her popcorn gone and instead an IOU note (欠).
fast / rapid / quick / velocity

= + : Susan Saint Bernard tries out a new way of moving much faster in the space station's bathroom. She attached a bundle of firewood to each of her legs, and attached gladiator sandals to the ends of the bundles. This way she extends her legs and increases her speed dramatically.
(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / standard / norm / principle / to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 武则天 (Wu Zetian), the only female emperor of China in more than four millennia. It makes sense because for sure she wrote many official statements, for which 则 is the classifier.

= + : Just inside the elevator's kitchen, Zorro found a crab. He already has a kitchen knife in his hand and wants to kill and eat the crab, but Wu Zetian quickly writes an official rule that forbids the eating of crabs, much to Zorro's disappointment.
(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
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

= + : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
surname Da

= + : Mnemonic symbol: signing of an agreement which has been reached.

= + : Just inside the ashram's kitchen, the robot and Don Quixote have reached an agreement and are just about to sign it. They agreed that in their home the lighthouse, they won't wear normal shoes but only gladiator sandals.
to attain / to reach / to amount to / to communicate / eminent

= + : Mnemonic symbol: signing of an agreement which has been reached.

= + : Just inside the ashram's kitchen, the robot and Don Quixote have reached an agreement and are just about to sign it. They agreed that in their home the lighthouse, they won't wear normal shoes but only gladiator sandals.

Words with 欲速则不达

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Sentences with 欲速则不达

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