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好高骛远

hào gāo wù yuǎn
Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
  2. 2. to aim too high

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Child Words of 好高骛远

好
hǎo

good

好
hào

to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

远
yuǎn

far

远
yuàn

to distance oneself from (classical)

高
gāo

high

骛
wù

(bound form) to rush about