大火开锅，小火焖饭大火開鍋，小火燜飯大火開鍋，小火燜飯

high heat to boil the pot, low heat to simmer the rice

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Be quick when quickness is called for and slow when slowness is; good judgement of pace brings success.

Sign up for a free account to save sentences and hear them read aloud

Simplified: 大火开锅，小火焖饭
Traditional (Taiwan): 大火開鍋，小火燜飯
Pinyin: dàhuǒ kāiguō, xiǎohuǒ mèn fàn
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄎㄞㄍㄨㄛ，ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄣˋ ㄈㄢˋ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

Words in this sentence

Where this sentence is used

Chinese sayings

Sign up for a free Chinese Boost account

Save the words and sentences you find here to your own list, and hear them read aloud. You can export the list to your flashcards whenever you like.

Create a free account

All Chinese example sentences