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好大喜功

hào dà xǐ gōngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to rejoice in grandiose deeds / to strive to achieve extraordinary things
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-667070345820118b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

好大喜功 好大喜功 [hao4 da4 xi3 gong1] /to rejoice in grandiose deeds/to strive to achieve extraordinary things/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 好
    hǎo

    good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a form of address) hello

    hào

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

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 喜
    xǐ

    to be fond of / to like / to enjoy / to be happy / to feel pleased / happiness / delight / glad

  • 功
    gōng

    meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.