欲速不达 yù sù bù dá Haste makes waste

Explanation

指想要快速达到目的，结果适得其反，反而不能达到目的。比喻急于求成反而失败。

To want speed, but not to reach the goal. It means that being too eager to achieve something can lead to failure.

Origin Story

从前，有个农夫挑着满满一担橘子进城去卖。天快黑了，他担心城门快要关闭了，赶不及进城，心里非常着急。他加快脚步，结果不小心摔了一跤，橘子滚落一地，他只好赶紧捡起橘子，却耽误了时间，天黑了城门也关了，他最终没能进城。

congqian,youge nongfu tiaozhe manman yidandan juzi jin cheng qu mai.tian kuai hei le,ta danxin chengmen kuaiyao guanbi le,ganbuji jin cheng,xinli feichang zhaoji.ta jia kuai jia bu,jieguo bu xiaoxin shuai le yijiao,juzi gunluo yidi,ta zhihao gao jin jianqi juzi,que danwu le shijian,tian hei le chengmen ye guan le,ta zhongjiu mei neng jin cheng.

Once upon a time, a farmer carried a full load of oranges to the city to sell. It was getting dark, and he was worried that the city gates would close before he could get there. He quickened his pace, but then he tripped and dropped all the oranges. He had to pick them up again, but he wasted so much time that he missed the city gates when it got dark.

Usage

用作谓语、定语；多用于劝诫人的场合。

yongzuo weiyudeattributive;duoyongyu quanjie ren de changhe

Used as predicate and attributive; often used to advise people.

Examples

• 不要操之过急，欲速不达。

  buyaocaozhiguoji,yusubudada;xuexi gui zai xunxu jianjin,yusuzhebudada

  Don't be too hasty; haste makes waste.

• 学习贵在循序渐进，欲速则不达。

  Learning should be gradual; haste makes waste.

Related Idioms

• 稳扎稳打

• 循序渐进

Opposite Idioms

• 一蹴而就

• 水到渠成