趕前不趕後 gǎn qián bù gǎn hòu

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
趕 gǎn
to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc)
前 qián HSK 1
front; before; forward
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
趕 gǎn
to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc)
後 hòu
behind; after; later