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急功近利 jígōngjìnlì

急功近利 jígōngjìnlì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 急功近利 jígōngjìnlì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jígōngjìnlì | ji2 gong1 jin4 li4
English translation
seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return

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Traditional form

急功近利 jígōngjìnlì

Part of speech

Idiom / 成语 chéngyǔ Chéngyǔ
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Etymology of 急功近利 jígōngjìnlì

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and chú represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

chú

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

刍心

Number of Strokes

9

gōng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and gōng represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

工力

Number of Strokes

5

jìn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and jīn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

jīn

Semantic compound

chuò

Positional decomposition

辶斤

Number of Strokes

7

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts harvesting grain () with a blade ( dāo ). Harvest was the main source of profit in agricultural societies.

Positional decomposition

禾刂

Number of Strokes

7

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