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急功近名 — “To be overly eager for quick success and covet superficial renown”

急功近名 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overly eager for quick success and covet superficial renown”. Literally, “Eager for quick success and near fame”.

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急功近名 Pronunciation and Pinyin

急功近名 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
急
jí9urgent, anxious, or rapid
功
gōng5merit achievement work skill
近
jìn8close, near, recent
名
míng6name, reputation, famous

Example Sentence with 急功近名

他因为急功近名,做事总想走捷径,结果反而犯了许多错误。
Driven by a desire for quick success and reputation, he always looked for shortcuts, which ironically caused him to make many errors.

Idioms Related to 急功近名

Synonyms of 急功近名

  • jí急gōng功jìn近lì利eager for quick success and immediate gain

Antonyms of 急功近名

  • gāo高zhān瞻yuǎn远zhǔ瞩have great foresight

More idioms starting with 急

  • jí急sān三huǒ火sì四to be in a great hurry
  • jí急bù不jí及dài待too impatient to wait
  • jí急bù不kě可dài待too impatient to wait
  • jí急bù不kě可nài耐too impatient to wait
  • jí急bù不zé择yán言speak in haste without choosing words
  • jí急bù不zé择lù路too hurried to choose a path
  • jí急bù不zé择tú途too hurried to choose a path
  • jí急bù不xiá暇zé择too rushed to choose carefully
  • jí急zhōng中shēng生zhì智wisdom born of urgency
  • jí急yú于shì事gōng功eager for quick success
  • jí急yú于xīng星huǒ火extremely urgent and pressing
  • jí急yú于qiú求chéng成eager for quick success

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Questions about 急功近名

What does 急功近名 mean?

急功近名 (jí gōng jìn míng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overly eager for quick success and covet superficial renown”.

How do you pronounce 急功近名?

急功近名 is pronounced jí gōng jìn míng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 急功近名 literally mean?

Literally, 急功近名 means “Eager for quick success and near fame”. It is used to mean “to be overly eager for quick success and covet superficial renown”.

What is the Chinese definition of 急功近名?

急于求成,贪图虚名。

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