操刀必割 — “To act decisively and promptly when an opportunity presents itself”
操刀必割 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act decisively and promptly when an opportunity presents itself”. To seize the moment and not hesitate. Literally, “Hold a knife, must cut”.
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操刀必割 Pronunciation and Pinyin
操刀必割 Character Breakdown
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在关键时刻，他总是能操刀必割，果断做出正确的判断。
At critical moments, he can always act decisively, making sound judgments without hesitation.
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- cāo操zhī之guò过qiè切act with undue haste
- cāo操zhī之guò过jí急act with undue haste
- cāo操zhī之guò过jī激act too drastically
- cāo操zhī之guò过cù蹙act with undue haste
- cāo操dāo刀shāng伤jǐn锦incompetent for a critical role
- cāo操dāo刀zhì制jǐn锦take up an official post
- cāo操qiè切cóng从shì事act too hastily
- cāo操qí奇jì计yíng赢hoard rare goods for huge profit
- cāo操qí奇zhú逐yíng赢hoard goods for exorbitant profit
- cāo操bì必shèng胜zhī之quàn券To be certain of victory
- cāo操gē戈rù入shì室use opponent's logic against them
- cāo操gē戈tóng同shì室internal strife
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What does 操刀必割 mean?
操刀必割 (cāo dāo bì gē) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act decisively and promptly when an opportunity presents itself”.
How do you pronounce 操刀必割?
操刀必割 is pronounced cāo dāo bì gē in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 操刀必割 literally mean?
Literally, 操刀必割 means “Hold a knife, must cut”. It is used to mean “to act decisively and promptly when an opportunity presents itself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 操刀必割?
操：持。手里拿着刀，一定要割物。比喻办事必须及时。