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急不择途

急不择途 — “Hasty, not choosing a path”

急不择途 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act recklessly or impulsively due to urgency or panic, without careful consideration of the consequences or the best course; to be in such a hurry as to disregard the proper path”. Literally, “Hasty, not choosing a path”.

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急不择途 Pronunciation and Pinyin

急不择途 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
急
jí9urgent, anxious, or rapid
不
bù4not
择
zé8pick, choose, select
途
tú10road, path, journey

Example Sentence with 急不择途

他接到紧急通知后,急不择途地冲出了办公室,差点撞到人。
After receiving the urgent notification, he rushed out of the office in a panic, almost bumping into someone.

Idioms Related to 急不择途

Synonyms of 急不择途

  • huāng慌bù不zé择lù路panicked and not choosing a path

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
  • jí急rén人zhī之wēi危eager to help others in danger

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What does 急不择途 mean?

急不择途 (jí bù zé tú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act recklessly or impulsively due to urgency or panic, without careful consideration of the consequences or the best course; to be in such a hurry as to disregard the proper path”.

How do you pronounce 急不择途?

急不择途 is pronounced jí bù zé tú in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 急不择途 literally mean?

Literally, 急不择途 means “Hasty, not choosing a path”. It is used to mean “to act recklessly or impulsively due to urgency or panic, without careful consideration of the consequences or the best course; to be in such a hurry as to disregard the proper path”.

What is the Chinese definition of 急不择途?

犹慌不择路。势急心慌,顾不上选择道路。

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