心急吃不了熱豆腐 xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu

one just has to be patient; haste will ruin everything

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. one just has to be patient
  2. 2. haste will ruin everything
  3. 3. hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
心 xīn HSK 3
heart; mind; intention
急 jí HSK 3
urgent; rapid; hurried
吃 chī HSK 1
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
不 bu HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
了 liǎo HSK 1
(completed action marker)
熱 rè
hot (of weather); heat; to heat up
豆 dòu HSK 5
bean; pea; variant of 豆dòu
腐 fu HSK 5
rotten; decay