赶前不赶后 gǎn qián bù gǎn hòu

DEFINITIONS

  1. it's better to hurry at the start than to rush later (idiom)

CHARACTERS

赶 gǎn
HSK 4
pursue, follow; expel, drive away
前 qián
HSK 1
in front, forward; preceding
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
赶 gǎn
HSK 4
pursue, follow; expel, drive away
后 hòu
HSK 1
queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after