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不疾不徐

bù jí bù xúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
neither too fast nor too slow (idiom)
Sources & editorial notes

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-7759d68ec87fe3c1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

不疾不徐 不疾不徐 [bu4 ji2 bu4 xu2] /neither too fast nor too slow (idiom)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 疾
    jí

    (bound form) disease / ailment / (bound form) swift / (literary) to hate / to abhor

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 徐
    xú

    slowly / gently

    Xú

    surname Xu

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.