"run before" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 還不會走就想跑
• 還沒準備好就做困難的事

Definition

指在具備基本能力之前就想挑戰更困難的事，來自「還不會走就想跑」的說法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於比喻，提醒不要跳过基础步骤就挑战艰难事物。‘還不會走就想跑’可正式也可日常使用。

Examples

You shouldn't run before you can walk.

你不應該還沒會走就想**跑**。

If you run before you are ready, you might fail.

如果你**還沒準備好就跑**，可能會失敗。

He tried to run before learning the basics.

他還沒學會基礎就想**跑**。

Don’t try to run before you know what you’re doing.

在你了解怎麼做之前，別著急**跑**。

Sometimes it's better to take things slow than to run before you're ready.

有時候慢慢來比**還沒準備好就跑**更好。

She tends to run before she's learned all the steps, which gets her into trouble.

她總是**還沒學會所有步驟就想跑**，所以常有麻煩。