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欲速而不達

欲
欲
速
速
而
而
不
不
达
達
lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed / also written 欲速則不達|欲速则不达
欲
欲
速
速
而
而
不
不
达
達
see 欲速則不達|欲速则不达[yu4 su4 ze2 bu4 da2]

Characters and words in 欲速而不達

欲
慾
yù = yu + Ø4
desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed
Add a new mnemonic for 欲 = 欠 + 谷
Add a new mnemonic for 慾 = 欲 + 心
欲
yù = yu + Ø4
to wish for / to desire / variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
Add a new mnemonic for 欲 = 欠 + 谷
速
sù = su + Ø4
fast / rapid / quick / velocity
Add a new mnemonic for 速 = 束 + 辶
而
ér = Ø + Ø2
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
Add a new mnemonic for 而 = 𦉫 + 丆
不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
Add a new mnemonic for 不 = 丆 + 卜
达
達
dá = d + a2
surname Da
Add a new mnemonic for 达 = 大 + 辶
达
達
dá = d + a2
to attain / to reach / to amount to / to communicate / eminent
Add a new mnemonic for 达 = 大 + 辶

Words with 欲速而不達

欲速而不達 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 欲速而不達

欲速而不達 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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