一气呵成 — “Accomplished in one smooth continuous effort”
一气呵成 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “accomplished in one smooth continuous effort”. Done in one go without interruption; flowing smoothly from beginning to end. Literally, “complete in one breath”.
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一气呵成 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 一yī
- 气qì
- 呵hē
- 成chéng
一气呵成 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 一气呵成
他写这篇短文，文思泉涌，一气呵成，几乎没有停顿。
He wrote this short essay with a gush of inspiration, completing it in one smooth flow, almost without pause.
Idioms Related to 一气呵成
Synonyms of 一气呵成
More idioms starting with 一
- yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
- yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
- yī一bù不zuò作，，èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
- yī一bù不zuò做，，èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
- yī一bù不yā压zhòng众，，bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
- yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
- yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
- yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
- yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
- yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
- yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
- yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat
Questions about 一气呵成
- What does 一气呵成 mean?
- 一气呵成 (yī qì hē chéng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “accomplished in one smooth continuous effort”.
- How do you pronounce 一气呵成?
- 一气呵成 is pronounced yī qì hē chéng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 一气呵成 literally mean?
- Literally, 一气呵成 means “complete in one breath”. It is used to mean “accomplished in one smooth continuous effort”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 一气呵成?
- 一口气做成。形容文章结构紧凑，文气连贯。也比喻做一件事安排紧凑，迅速不间断地完成。