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操之过急

cāo zhī guò jí

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 操之过急

操
cāo

to grasp

过
guò

to cross

过
guo

(experienced action marker)

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

急
jí

urgent