欲速则不达 (yù sù zé bù dá) — haste makes waste; more haste, less speed

Definition

Examples

• 做项目不能太着急，欲速则不达。
  Zuò xiàng mù bù néng tài zháo jí, yù sù zé bù dá.
  You can't be too impatient when working on a project — haste makes waste.
• 学习语言要循序渐进，欲速则不达。
  Xué xí yǔ yán yào xún xù jiàn jìn, yù sù zé bù dá.
  Learning a language requires a step-by-step approach — more haste, less speed.
• 他总想一夜暴富，结果欲速则不达，赔了不少钱。
  Tā zǒng xiǎng yí yè bào fù, jié guǒ yù sù zé bù dá, péi le bù shǎo qián.
  He always wanted to get rich overnight, but as a result, haste made waste and he lost a lot of money.