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Chinese translation for "弄巧成拙"

[ nòngqiǎochéngzhuó, nòngqiǎochéngzhuō ] 
do a seemingly clever thing which turns out to be a foolish one instead; get into trouble through clever means; in trying to be smart they made themselves look foolish.; make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart; suffer from being too smart; outsmart oneself; overreach oneself; overshoot the mark; trying to be clever but turning out the contrary; try to be clever but end in being a fool [but turn out the contrary]; try to be clever only to end up with making a blunder; turn out to be a clumsy sleight of hand

Related Translations:
弄巧成拙的:  self-defeating
Example Sentences:
1.A great thing has happened in our favor. nobody must spoil it .
既然出了件对我们有利的大事,不要弄巧成拙
2.This time the maneuver was too crude, they had overplayed its hand .
这次他们的手法太露骨,结果是弄巧成拙
3.Besides , american policy can seem self - defeating
此外,美国的政策似乎也弄巧成拙
4.This is unfortunately rather self - defeating
不幸的是,这有点儿弄巧成拙
5.The very concept is self - defeating
正是这种观念让事情弄巧成拙了。
6.So i could give kate a good life , then it backfired
可以给凯特一个美好的生活但反而弄巧成拙
7.In 2004 , though , the bush administration overreached itself
然而, 2004年,布什政府弄巧成拙了。
8.Not knowing his own strength , he always does more wrong than right
因为自不量力,他总是弄巧成拙
9.Telling the interviewer more than he needs to know could be a fatal mistake
告诉面试官太多有时可能会弄巧成拙
10.A policy locking people into jobs that could be better done elsewhere is self - defeating
一项工作,其他地方可能做得更好,却被牢牢的抓在自己人手上,这种政策肯定会弄巧成拙
Similar Words:
"弄破,打碎;拆散;终止" Chinese translation, "弄齐全" Chinese translation, "弄乾" Chinese translation, "弄乾净" Chinese translation, "弄巧" Chinese translation, "弄巧成拙, 偷鸡不成蚀把米" Chinese translation, "弄巧成拙;适得其反" Chinese translation, "弄巧成拙的" Chinese translation, "弄清" Chinese translation, "弄清,认" Chinese translation