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急于求成

急于求成 jíyúqiúchéng

急于求成 jíyúqiúchéng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 急于求成 jíyúqiúchéng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jíyúqiúchéng | ji2 yu2 qiu2 cheng2
English translation
anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success
impatient for result
impetuous

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Traditional form

急於求成

Part of speech

Idiom / 成语 chéngyǔ Chéngyǔ
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Etymology of 急于求成 jíyúqiúchéng

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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

Explanation

Pictograph of a musical wind instrument. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. In traditional characters is typically used instead of .

Positional decomposition

二亅

Number of Strokes

3

qiú

Explanation

Pictograph of a crawling insect. The current meaning "seek" or "beg" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

一氺

Number of Strokes

7

Chéng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Dīng represents the sound. The (axe) component is used to represent defending a city. Based on the original meaning "city", now written as chéng . The meaning later shifted to "build", "accomplish", and "comp

Positional decomposition

丁戈

Number of Strokes

6

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