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急功近利

jí gōng jìn lì

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word

急功近利 (jí gōng jìn lì) means "seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 急功近利 means

1. seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return

The characters in 急功近利

• 急jíurgent; pressing; rapid
• 功gōngmeritorious deed or service; achievement; result
• 近jìnnear; close to; approximately
• 利lìsharp; favorable; advantage

Where 急功近利 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · jí (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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