Meaning of 好高务远
好高务远 means to aim too high; to bite off more than one can chew; to crave for things beyond one's reach. Pronounced hào gāo wù yuǎn.
- to aim too high; to bite off more than one can chew; to crave for things beyond one's reach
Definitions & Examples
Xué学
xí习
yào要
jiǎo脚
tà踏
shí实
dì地
，
bù不
néng能
hào好
gāo高
wù务
yuǎn远
。
Learning requires being down-to-earth; one cannot aim unrealistically high.
Tā他
xiàn现
zài在
jī基
chǔ础
dōu都
méi没
dǎ打
láo牢
，
jiù就
xiǎng想
zuò做
gāo高
jí级
xiàng项
mù目
，
wèi未
miǎn免
hào好
gāo高
wù务
yuǎn远
le了
。
He hasn't even mastered the basics yet and already wants to work on advanced projects; that's biting off more than he can chew.
Hào好
gāo高
wù务
yuǎn远
de的
jì计
huà划
wǎng往
wǎng往
huì会
yǐ以
shī失
bài败
gào告
zhōng终
。
Overambitious plans often end in failure.
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