# 急于求成 (jíyú-qiúchéng): to be impatient for quick success | HSK 7-9 Vocabulary | HSKReady

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Language: en
Content ID: hsk-7-9-7285
HSK levels: 7-9
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:50:39.880Z
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Learn 急于求成 (jíyú-qiúchéng), HSK 7-9: to be impatient for quick success; eager for instant results (idiom). Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English…

# 急于求成

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jíyú-qiúchéng

to be impatient for quick success; eager for instant results (idiom)

HSK 7-9

## Pronunciation

jíyú-qiúchéng

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## Example sentence

他总是急于求成，结果反而把事情搞砸了。

tā zǒngshì jíyú qiúchéng, jiéguǒ fǎn'ér bǎ shìqíng gǎo zá le.

He is always impatient for quick success, and ended up ruining things instead.

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