急功近利

急功近利 jígōngjìnlì in a sentence

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

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

急功近利 (jígōngjìnlì) means Seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return †. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

做学问不能 急功近利 。

Zuò xuéwen bù néng jígōngjìnlì.

Scholarship cannot be pursued with an eye on quick gains.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 急功近利

急功近利 往往做不成大事。

Jígōngjìnlì wǎngwǎng zuò bu chéng dàshì.

Chasing quick profit rarely achieves anything great.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 急功近利

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This page shows 2 sentences using 急功近利 (jígōngjìnlì, "Seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return †"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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