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快马加鞭 — “To spur on a swift horse to make it run even faster”

快马加鞭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spur on a swift horse to make it run even faster”. To redouble one's efforts; to accelerate progress. Literally, “fast horse add whip”.

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快马加鞭 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 快kuài
  • 马mǎ
  • 加jiā
  • 鞭biān

快马加鞭 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
快
kuài7Fast, quick, happy, sharp
马
mǎ3horse, big, large
加
jiā5to add, increase, or apply
鞭
biān18whip, flog, or spur

Example Sentence with 快马加鞭

为了按时完成新产品的开发,团队成员们快马加鞭,争取早日取得突破。
To complete the development of the new product on time, the team members redoubled their efforts, striving for an early breakthrough.

Idioms Related to 快马加鞭

Synonyms of 快马加鞭

  • zài再jiē接zài再lì厉continue to exert oneself
  • mǎ马bù不tíng停tí蹄advancing tirelessly without stopping

Antonyms of 快马加鞭

  • lǎo老niú牛pò破chē车slow and inefficient

More idioms starting with 快

  • kuài快rén人kuài快shì事quick person, quick matters
  • kuài快rén人kuài快xìng性straightforward and frank temperament
  • kuài快rén人kuài快yǔ语frank words from a candid person
  • kuài快dāo刀zhǎn斩luàn乱sī丝Cut through a tangled situation decisively
  • kuài快dāo刀zhǎn斩luàn乱má麻solve complex problems quickly and decisively
  • kuài快dāo刀zhǎn斩má麻deal with a difficult situation decisively
  • kuài快dāo刀duàn断luàn乱má麻resolve complex problems decisively
  • kuài快xīn心mǎn满zhì志perfectly content and pleased
  • kuài快xīn心mǎn满yì意perfectly satisfied
  • kuài快xīn心suì遂yì意perfectly satisfactory
  • kuài快kuài快huo活huó活happily and joyfully
  • kuài快yì意dāng当qián前enjoy immediate gratification

Questions about 快马加鞭

What does 快马加鞭 mean?
快马加鞭 (kuài mǎ jiā biān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spur on a swift horse to make it run even faster”.
How do you pronounce 快马加鞭?
快马加鞭 is pronounced kuài mǎ jiā biān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 快马加鞭 literally mean?
Literally, 快马加鞭 means “fast horse add whip”. It is used to mean “to spur on a swift horse to make it run even faster”.
What is the Chinese definition of 快马加鞭?
跑得很快的马再加上一鞭子,使马跑得更快。比喻快上加快,加速前进。
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