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好高骛远 — “To set unrealistic”

好高骛远 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to set unrealistic”. Overly ambitious goals or pursue things beyond one's current reach, often neglecting practicalities. Literally, “Fond of high and pursue far”.

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好高骛远 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 好hào
  • 高gāo
  • 骛wù
  • 远yuǎn

好高骛远 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
好
hào6good, well, okay, very
高
gāo10high, tall, elevated
骛
wù12eagerly pursue
远
yuǎn7far, distant, remote

Example Sentence with 好高骛远

学习任何技能都不能好高骛远,要脚踏实地,一步一个脚印。
When learning any skill, one should not aim too high and pursue distant, impractical goals; instead, one should be down-to-earth and proceed step by step.

Idioms Related to 好高骛远

Synonyms of 好高骛远

  • hào好dà大xǐ喜gōng功overly ambitious for grand achievements
  • jí急gōng功jìn近lì利eager for quick success and immediate gain

Antonyms of 好高骛远

  • shí实shì事qiú求shì是seek truth from facts
  • jiǎo脚tà踏shí实dì地be down-to-earth and practical

More idioms starting with 好

  • hào好dān丹fēi非sù素show strong partiality or prejudice
  • hào好wéi为shì事duān端fond of stirring up trouble
  • hào好wéi为rén人shī师fond of lecturing others
  • hǎo好luàn乱lè乐huò祸love causing trouble and mischief
  • hǎo好le了chuāng疮bā疤wàng忘le了tòng痛forget past pain once healed
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事chuán传qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事yáng扬qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事xíng行qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hào好shì事zhī之tú徒a busybody or meddler
  • hǎo好shì事duō多fáng妨Good things often encounter many difficulties
  • hǎo好shì事duō多qiān悭Good things are often hard to achieve
  • hǎo好shì事duō多mó磨Good things meet with many twists and turns

Questions about 好高骛远

What does 好高骛远 mean?
好高骛远 (hào gāo wù yuǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to set unrealistic”.
How do you pronounce 好高骛远?
好高骛远 is pronounced hào gāo wù yuǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 好高骛远 literally mean?
Literally, 好高骛远 means “Fond of high and pursue far”. It is used to mean “to set unrealistic”.
What is the Chinese definition of 好高骛远?
好:喜欢;骛:追求。比喻不切实际地追求过高过远的目标。
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