心急吃不了热豆腐 心急吃不了熱豆腐
心急吃不了热豆腐 心急吃不了熱豆腐 xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˊ ㄔ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄜˋ ㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨ sam1 gap1 hek3 bat1 liu5 jit6 dau6 fu6
- hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
- one just has to be patient
- haste will ruin everything
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心
- 一心 yī xīn ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ jat1 sam1 wholeheartedly
- 中心 zhōng xīn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zung1 sam1 center; heart; core
- 人心 rén xīn ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ jan4 sam1 popular feeling
- 信心 xìn xīn ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ seon3 sam1 confidence
- 伤心 傷心 shāng xīn ㄕㄤ ㄒㄧㄣ soeng1 sam1 to grieve
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- 内心 內心 nèi xīn ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ noi6 sam1 heart; innermost being
- 同心 tóng xīn ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ tung4 sam1 to be of one mind; united
- 多心 duō xīn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄣ do1 sam1 oversensitive
- 好心 hǎo xīn ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ hou2 sam1 kindness
- 存心 cún xīn ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ cyun4 sam1 deliberately
- 安心 ān xīn ㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ on1 sam1 at ease
- 专心 專心 zhuān xīn ㄓㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ zyun1 sam1 to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)
- 小心 xiǎo xīn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ siu2 sam1 to be careful
- 心中 xīn zhōng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ sam1 zung1 central point
- 心事 xīn shì ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˋ sam1 si6 a load on one's mind
- 心得 xīn dé ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄜˊ sam1 dak1 what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
- 心思 xīn si ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄙ sam1 si1 mind
- 心情 xīn qíng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊ sam1 cing4 mood; frame of mind
- 心意 xīn yì ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˋ sam1 ji3 intention
- 心爱 心愛 xīn ài ㄒㄧㄣ ㄞˋ sam1 oi3 beloved
急
- 危急 wēi jí ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧˊ ngai4 gap1 critical
- 急剧 急劇 jí jù ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄩˋ gap1 kek6 rapid; sudden
- 急忙 jí máng ㄐㄧˊ ㄇㄤˊ gap1 mong4 hastily
- 急性 jí xìng ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ gap1 sing3 acute
- 急救 jí jiù ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gap1 gau3 to give emergency treatment
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- 急于 急於 jí yú ㄐㄧˊ ㄩˊ gap1 jyu1 eager to
- 急诊 急診 jí zhěn ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄣˇ gap1 can2 to give or receive urgent medical treatment
- 急躁 jí zào ㄐㄧˊ ㄗㄠˋ gap1 cou3 irritable; irascible
- 急迫 jí pò ㄐㄧˊ ㄆㄛˋ gap1 bik1 urgent
- 急需 jí xū ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄩ gap1 seoi1 to urgently need
- 应急 應急 yìng jí ㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧˊ jing3 gap1 to respond to an emergency
- 焦急 jiāo jí ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ ziu1 gap1 anxiety
- 紧急 緊急 jǐn jí ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧˊ gan2 gap1 urgent
- 着急 著急 zháo jí ㄓㄠˊ ㄐㄧˊ zoek6 gap1 to worry; to feel anxious
- 急转弯 急轉彎 jí zhuǎn wān ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢ gap1 zyun3 waan1 to make a sudden turn
- 心急如焚 xīn jí rú fén ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄣˊ sam1 gap1 jyu4 fan4 see 心急火燎
- 当务之急 當務之急 dāng wù zhī jí ㄉㄤ ㄨˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ dong1 mou6 zi1 gap1 (idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency
- 便急 biàn jí ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧˊ bin6 gap1 to need the toilet
- 内急 內急 nèi jí ㄋㄟˋ ㄐㄧˊ noi6 gap1 to need to answer the call of nature
- 加急 jiā jí ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧˊ gaa1 gap1 to expedite
吃
- 口吃 kǒu chī ㄎㄡˇ ㄔ hau2 hek3 to stammer; to stutter
- 吃力 chī lì ㄔ ㄌㄧˋ hek3 lik6 to entail strenuous effort
- 吃苦 chī kǔ ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ hek3 fu2 to bear hardships
- 吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī ㄔ ㄎㄨㄟ hek3 kwai1 to suffer losses
- 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 faan6 to have a meal
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- 吃饱 吃飽 chī bǎo ㄔ ㄅㄠˇ hek3 baau2 to eat one's fill
- 吃惊 吃驚 chī jīng ㄔ ㄐㄧㄥ hek3 ging1 to be startled
- 好吃 hǎo chī ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ hou2 hek3 tasty; delicious
- 小吃 xiǎo chī ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔ siu2 hek3 street food; snack
- 吃不上 chī bu shàng ㄔ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄕㄤˋ hek3 bat1 soeng6 unable to get anything to eat
- 吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄜˋ hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6 lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)
- 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng ㄉㄚˋ ㄔ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ daai6 hek3 jat1 geng1 (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
- 乱吃 亂吃 luàn chī ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄔ lyun6 hek3 to eat indiscriminately
- 偷吃 tōu chī ㄊㄡ ㄔ tau1 hek3 to eat on the sly
- 可吃 kě chī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔ ho2 hek3 edible
- 吃人 chī rén ㄔ ㄖㄣˊ hek3 jan4 exploitative
- 吃住 chī zhù ㄔ ㄓㄨˋ hek3 zyu6 food and lodging
- 吃伤 吃傷 chī shāng ㄔ ㄕㄤ hek3 soeng1 to become sick of a food after eating it too much
- 吃刀 chī dāo ㄔ ㄉㄠ hek3 dou1 penetration of a cutting tool
- 吃吃 chī chī ㄔ ㄔ hek3 hek3 (onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
Idioms with these characters
- 包藏祸心 包藏禍心 bāo cáng huò xīn ㄅㄠ ㄘㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄣ baau1 cong4 wo6 sam1 (idiom) to harbor evil intentions; to conceal malice
- 别出心裁 別出心裁 bié chū xīn cái ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄘㄞˊ bit6 ceot1 sam1 coi4 to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality
- 别有用心 別有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ bit6 jau5 jung6 sam1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
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- 财迷心窍 財迷心竅 cái mí xīn qiào ㄘㄞˊ ㄇㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄠˋ coi4 mai4 sam1 hiu3 mad about money (idiom)
- 尝尽心酸 嘗盡心酸 cháng jìn xīn suān ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄢ soeng4 zeon6 sam1 syun1 to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)
- 诚心诚意 誠心誠意 chéng xīn chéng yì ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧˋ sing4 sam1 sing4 ji3 earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity
- 诚心实意 誠心實意 chéng xīn shí yì ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˊ ㄧˋ sing4 sam1 sat6 ji3 earnestly and sincerely (idiom)
- 称心如意 稱心如意 chèn xīn rú yì ㄔㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ cing3 sam1 jyu4 ji3 (idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
- 赤胆忠心 赤膽忠心 chì dǎn zhōng xīn ㄔˋ ㄉㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ cek3 daam2 zung1 sam1 lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
- 痴心妄想 chī xīn wàng xiǎng ㄔ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ci1 sam1 mong5 soeng2 to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom)
- 不急之务 不急之務 bù jí zhī wù ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄓ ㄨˋ bat1 gap1 zi1 mou6 (idiom) a matter of no great urgency
- 操之过急 操之過急 cāo zhī guò jí ㄘㄠ ㄓ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou1 zi1 gwo3 gap1 to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
- 当务之急 當務之急 dāng wù zhī jí ㄉㄤ ㄨˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ dong1 mou6 zi1 gap1 (idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency
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- 倒悬之急 倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ dou3 jyun4 zi1 gap1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 狗急跳墙 狗急跳牆 gǒu jí tiào qiáng ㄍㄡˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ gau2 gap1 tiu3 coeng4 a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom)
- 缓不济急 緩不濟急 huǎn bù jì jí ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧˊ wun6 bat1 zai3 gap1 lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation
- 急不可待 jí bù kě dài ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄞˋ gap1 bat1 ho2 doi6 (idiom) impatient; eager to (do sth); unable to wait any longer
- 急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧˋ gap1 gung1 gan6 lei6 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
- 急人之难 急人之難 jí rén zhī nàn ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄋㄢˋ gap1 jan4 zi1 naan4 anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)
- 急如星火 jí rú xīng huǒ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gap1 jyu4 sing1 fo2 lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
- 吃大锅饭 吃大鍋飯 chī dà guō fàn ㄔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
- 吃干抹净 吃乾抹淨 chī gān mā jìng ㄔ ㄍㄢ ㄇㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ (idiom) to devour (food)
- 吃喝嫖赌 吃喝嫖賭 chī hē piáo dǔ ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨˇ hek3 hot3 piu4 dou2 lit. to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling (idiom)
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- 吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄜˋ hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6 lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)
- 吃苦耐劳 吃苦耐勞 chī kǔ nài láo ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ hek3 fu2 noi6 lou4 hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
- 吃里扒外 吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài ㄔ ㄌㄧˇ ㄆㄚˊ ㄨㄞˋ hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6 (idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds
- 吃香喝辣 chī xiāng hē là ㄔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄏㄜ ㄌㄚˋ hek3 hoeng1 hot3 laat6 lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
- 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng ㄉㄚˋ ㄔ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ daai6 hek3 jat1 geng1 (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
- 多吃多占 多吃多佔 duō chī duō zhàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄢˋ do1 hek3 do1 zim3 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
- 好吃懒做 好吃懶做 hào chī lǎn zuò ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ ㄌㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
Example sentences
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心急 吃 不了 热 熱 豆腐 。
A watched pot never boils.
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