Meaning of 欲速则不达
欲速则不达 means haste makes waste; more haste, less speed; excessive speed prevents reaching the goal. Pronounced yù sù zé bù dá.
- haste makes waste; more haste, less speed; excessive speed prevents reaching the goal
Definitions & Examples
Xué学
xí习
wài外
yǔ语
yào要
chí持
zhī之
yǐ以
héng恒
，
yù欲
sù速
zé则
bù不
dá达
。
Learning a foreign language requires persistence; haste makes waste.
Zuò做
xué学
wen问
bù不
néng能
jí急
yú于
qiú求
chéng成
，
yù欲
sù速
zé则
bù不
dá达
。
One cannot rush academic pursuits—more haste, less speed.
Tā他
tài太
xiǎng想
chéng成
gōng功
，
fǎn反
ér而
shī失
bài败
le了
，
zhēn真
shi是
yù欲
sù速
zé则
bù不
dá达
。
He wanted success so badly that he failed—truly, haste makes waste.