欲速则不达 欲速則不達
欲速则不达 欲速則不達 yù sù zé bù dá ㄩˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˊ juk6 cuk1 zak1 bat1 daat6
- (idiom) (the Analects) haste makes waste; things can't be rushed
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欲
- 欲望 慾望 yù wàng ㄩˋ ㄨㄤˋ juk6 mong6 desire; longing; appetite; craving
- 食欲 食慾 shí yù ㄕˊ ㄩˋ sik6 juk6 appetite
- 摇摇欲坠 搖搖欲墜 yáo yáo yù zhuì ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ ㄩˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ jiu4 jiu4 juk6 zeoi6 tottering
- 随心所欲 隨心所欲 suí xīn suǒ yù ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩˋ ceoi4 sam1 so2 juk6 (idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases
- 利欲 利慾 lì yù ㄌㄧˋ ㄩˋ lei6 juk6 cupidity
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- 嗜欲 嗜慾 shì yù ㄕˋ ㄩˋ si3 juk6 lust
- 几欲 幾欲 jī yù ㄐㄧ ㄩˋ gei2 juk6 almost
- 急欲 jí yù ㄐㄧˊ ㄩˋ to be keen to ...
- 性欲 性慾 xìng yù ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄩˋ sing3 juk6 sexual desire
- 恣欲 zì yù ㄗˋ ㄩˋ zi3 juk6 to follow lustful desires
- 情欲 情慾 qíng yù ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ cing4 juk6 lust
- 意欲 yì yù ㄧˋ ㄩˋ to intend to
- 欲火 慾火 yù huǒ ㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ juk6 fo2 lust
- 欲女 yù nǚ ㄩˋ ㄋㄩˇ sex-crazed woman
- 欲念 yù niàn ㄩˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ juk6 nim6 desire
- 欲求 yù qiú ㄩˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ to desire
- 欲海 yù hǎi ㄩˋ ㄏㄞˇ juk6 hoi2 ocean of lust (Buddhist term)
- 欲滴 yù dī ㄩˋ ㄉㄧ juk6 dik1 (suffix) replete (with moisture)
- 欲绝 欲絕 yù jué ㄩˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ juk6 zyut6 heartbroken
- 欲经 欲經 Yù jīng ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄥ juk6 ging1 Kama Sutra
速
- 加速 jiā sù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄙㄨˋ gaa1 cuk1 to accelerate; to speed up; to expedite
- 快速 kuài sù ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄙㄨˋ faai3 cuk1 fast; high-speed; rapid
- 提速 tí sù ㄊㄧˊ ㄙㄨˋ tai4 cuk1 to increase the specified cruising speed
- 时速 時速 shí sù ㄕˊ ㄙㄨˋ si4 cuk1 speed per hour
- 减速 減速 jiǎn sù ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨˋ gaam2 cuk1 to reduce speed; to slow down
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- 火速 huǒ sù ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨˋ fo2 cuk1 at top speed
- 超速 chāo sù ㄔㄠ ㄙㄨˋ ciu1 cuk1 to exceed the speed limit
- 车速 車速 chē sù ㄔㄜ ㄙㄨˋ ce1 cuk1 vehicle speed
- 迅速 xùn sù ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄙㄨˋ seon3 cuk1 rapid
- 速度 sù dù ㄙㄨˋ ㄉㄨˋ cuk1 dou6 speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo
- 飞速 飛速 fēi sù ㄈㄟ ㄙㄨˋ fei1 cuk1 swift
- 高速 gāo sù ㄍㄠ ㄙㄨˋ gou1 cuk1 high speed
- 高速公路 gāo sù gōng lù ㄍㄠ ㄙㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄨˋ gou1 cuk1 gung1 lou6 expressway; highway; freeway
- 不速 bù sù ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄨˋ bat1 cuk1 uninvited (guest)
- 低速 dī sù ㄉㄧ ㄙㄨˋ dai1 cuk1 low speed
- 倍速 bèi sù ㄅㄟˋ ㄙㄨˋ pui5 cuk1 sped-up (playback)
- 光速 guāng sù ㄍㄨㄤ ㄙㄨˋ gwong1 cuk1 the speed of light
- 全速 quán sù ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋ cyun4 cuk1 top speed
- 匀速 勻速 yún sù ㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄨˋ wan4 cuk1 uniform velocity
- 周速 zhōu sù ㄓㄡ ㄙㄨˋ zau1 cuk1 cycle time
则 則
- 原则 原則 yuán zé ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄜˊ jyun4 zak1 principle
- 否则 否則 fǒu zé ㄈㄡˇ ㄗㄜˊ fau2 zak1 otherwise; if not; or (else)
- 法则 法則 fǎ zé ㄈㄚˇ ㄗㄜˊ faat3 zak1 law
- 准则 準則 zhǔn zé ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄗㄜˊ zeon2 zak1 norm
- 规则 規則 guī zé ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ kwai1 zak1 rule; regulation
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- 原则上 原則上 yuán zé shang ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤ jyun4 zak1 soeng6 in principle
- 以身作则 以身作則 yǐ shēn zuò zé ㄧˇ ㄕㄣ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄜˊ ji5 san1 zok3 zak1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
- 一则 一則 yī zé ㄧ ㄗㄜˊ jat1 zak1 on the one hand
- 再则 再則 zài zé ㄗㄞˋ ㄗㄜˊ zoi3 zak1 moreover
- 分则 分則 fēn zé ㄈㄣ ㄗㄜˊ fan1 zak1 specific provisions (based on general regulations)
- 则个 則個 zé gè ㄗㄜˊ ㄍㄜˋ zak1 go3 (old sentence-final expression used for emphasis)
- 守则 守則 shǒu zé ㄕㄡˇ ㄗㄜˊ sau2 zak1 rules
- 实则 實則 shí zé ㄕˊ ㄗㄜˊ sat6 zak1 actually
- 改则 改則 Gǎi zé ㄍㄞˇ ㄗㄜˊ goi2 zak1 see 改则县
- 正则 正則 zhèng zé ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄜˊ zing3 zak1 regular (figure in geometry)
- 然则 然則 rán zé ㄖㄢˊ ㄗㄜˊ jin4 zak1 that being the case
- 理则 理則 lǐ zé ㄌㄧˇ ㄗㄜˊ lei5 zak1 principle
- 章则 章則 zhāng zé ㄓㄤ ㄗㄜˊ zoeng1 zak1 rule
- 简则 簡則 jiǎn zé ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ gaan2 zak1 general rule
- 细则 細則 xì zé ㄒㄧˋ ㄗㄜˊ sai3 zak1 detailed rules and regulations
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
- 悲痛欲绝 悲痛欲絕 bēi tòng yù jué ㄅㄟ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄩˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ (idiom) to be overcome with grief
- 畅所欲言 暢所欲言 chàng suǒ yù yán ㄔㄤˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ coeng3 so2 juk6 jin4 lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic
- 馋涎欲滴 饞涎欲滴 chán xián yù dī ㄔㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄉㄧ caam4 jin4 juk6 dik6 lit. to drool with desire (idiom)
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- 垂涎欲滴 chuí xián yù dī ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄉㄧ seoi4 jin4 juk6 dik6 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
- 蠢蠢欲动 蠢蠢欲動 chǔn chǔn yù dòng ㄔㄨㄣˇ ㄔㄨㄣˇ ㄩˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ceon2 ceon2 juk6 dung6 to begin to stir (idiom)
- 风雨欲来 風雨欲來 fēng yǔ yù lái ㄈㄥ ㄩˇ ㄩˋ ㄌㄞˊ fung1 jyu5 juk6 loi4 lit. storm clouds approach
- 昏昏欲睡 hūn hūn yù shuì ㄏㄨㄣ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄩˋ ㄕㄨㄟˋ fan1 fan1 juk6 seoi6 drowsy
- 呼之欲出 hū zhī yù chū ㄏㄨ ㄓ ㄩˋ ㄔㄨ lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)
- 利欲熏心 利慾薰心 lì yù xūn xīn ㄌㄧˋ ㄩˋ ㄒㄩㄣ ㄒㄧㄣ lei6 juk6 fan1 sam1 blinded by greed (idiom)
- 喷薄欲出 噴薄欲出 pēn bó yù chū ㄆㄣ ㄅㄛˊ ㄩˋ ㄔㄨ pan3 bok6 juk6 ceot1 to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
- 兵贵神速 兵貴神速 bīng guì shén sù ㄅㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄙㄨˋ bing1 gwai3 san4 cuk1 lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)
- 不速之客 bù sù zhī kè ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄓ ㄎㄜˋ bat1 cuk1 zi1 haak3 (idiom) uninvited or unexpected guest
- 马工枚速 馬工枚速 Mǎ gōng Méi sù ㄇㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄟˊ ㄙㄨˋ maa5 gung1 mui4 cuk1 Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom)
- 勤则不匮 勤則不匱 qín zé bù kuì ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ kan4 zak1 bat1 gwai6 If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)
- 穷则思变 窮則思變 qióng zé sī biàn ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄙ ㄅㄧㄢˋ kung4 zak1 si1 bin3 (idiom) when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach
- 以身作则 以身作則 yǐ shēn zuò zé ㄧˇ ㄕㄣ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄜˊ ji5 san1 zok3 zak1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
- 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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欲速则不达 欲速則不達 。
Haste makes waste.
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