急功近利 jígōngjìnlì

1. Seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 急功近利, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

急功近利 is written with 4 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

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What does 急功近利 mean in English?

急功近利 is pronounced jígōngjìnlì and means Seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return †.

How do you pronounce 急功近利?

急功近利 is jígōngjìnlì in pinyin — written jigongjinli without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 急功近利?

急功近利 is written with 4 characters: 急 (jí) Anxious (hurried - worried), 功 (gōng) Contribution (achievement), 近 (jìn) Near (close - recently), 利 (lì) Advantage (benefit - profit - interest). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 急功近利 an HSK word?

Yes — 急功近利 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.