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Home / Idiom / 操之过急

to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient · overhasty

操之过急
cāo zhī guò jí
c+āo·1st tonezh+ī·1st toneg+uò·4th tonej+í·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success · impatient for result · impetuous急于求成jí yú qiú chéngseeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return急功近利jí gōng jìn lìirritable; irascible · impetuous急躁jí zàolit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) · fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy · to punish sb as a warning to others打草惊蛇dǎ cǎo jīng shé
Antonyms
to handle easily (idiom); effortless措置裕如cuò zhì yù rú
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