Definitions

1. 1. lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects)
2. 2. more haste, less speed
3. 3. don't try to run before you can walk

Components

• 欲 yù – desire
• 速 sù – fast
• 则 zé – (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but
• 不 bù – (negative prefix)
• 达 Dá – surname Da