操之过急 cāo zhī guò jí

to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 19626th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
  2. 2. overhasty

Characters

Character Meaning
操 cāo HSK 5
to exercise; to drill (practice); to control
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
过 guò HSK 2
to cross; to go over; to pass (time)
急 jí HSK 3
urgent; rapid; hurried