急 jí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 刍 to mow, to cut grass 心 heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
急功近利
jígōngjìnlì
to seek quick success and instant benefits
Characters in this word
功 gōng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
近 jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 斤 axe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
利 lì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 禾 cereal, grain, rice 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 做学问不能急功近利，要一步一步慢慢积累。 Zuò xuéwen bù néng jígōng jìnlì, yào yí bù yí bù mànmàn jīlěi. Scholarship cannot be rushed for quick gains; it must be built up step by step.
- 他开店只想着马上赚钱，太急功近利了。 Tā kāi diàn zhǐ xiǎngzhe mǎshàng zhuànqián, tài jígōng jìnlì le. He opened the shop thinking only of making money right away; he was too eager for quick profit.
- 学外语急功近利是不行的，每天坚持才有效果。 Xué wàiyǔ jígōng jìnlì shì bù xíng de, měi tiān jiānchí cái yǒu xiàoguǒ. You can't learn a language by chasing quick results; only daily persistence works.
Related words
- 急 jí anxious; in a hurry
- 紧急 jǐnjí urgent
- 急忙 jímáng hurriedly
- 着急 zháojí worried; anxious
- 急救 jíjiù first aid, emergency treatment
- 急切 jíqiè eager, impatient
- 当务之急 dāngwùzhījí the most urgent task; top priority
- 急促 jícù rapid; hurried; short and quick
- 急剧 jíjù rapid; sharp; drastic
- 急迫 jípò urgent; pressing
- 急性 jíxìng acute
- 急于 jíyú to be eager to; to be anxious to