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一泻千里 — “To describe a mighty river flowing swiftly for a long distance”

一泻千里 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a mighty river flowing swiftly for a long distance”. Also used to describe powerful and uninhibited writing or music, or a rapid and continuous drop (e.g., in prices). Literally, “Flow a thousand li”.

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一泻千里 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 一yí
  • 泻xiè
  • 千qiān
  • 里lǐ

一泻千里 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yí1one, a, single, whole
泻
xiè8flow rapidly; have diarrhea
千
qiān3thousand, many
里
lǐ7inside, village, unit of length

Example Sentence with 一泻千里

那条河流蜿蜒曲折,最终在山谷中汇成一股,一泻千里
That river winds and twists, eventually converging into a single powerful current in the valley, rushing forward unimpeded.

Idioms Related to 一泻千里

Synonyms of 一泻千里

  • yī一rì日qiān千lǐ里advance rapidly
  • yī一luò落qiān千zhàng丈suffer a drastic decline
  • yī一jué蹶bù不zhèn振demoralized and unable to recover after setback

Antonyms of 一泻千里

  • dǒu斗zhé折shé蛇xíng行winding like the Big Dipper and a snake
  • yū迂huí回qū曲zhé折Full of twists and turns

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 一泻千里

What does 一泻千里 mean?
一泻千里 (yí xiè qiān lǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a mighty river flowing swiftly for a long distance”.
How do you pronounce 一泻千里?
一泻千里 is pronounced yí xiè qiān lǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 一泻千里 literally mean?
Literally, 一泻千里 means “Flow a thousand li”. It is used to mean “to describe a mighty river flowing swiftly for a long distance”.
What is the Chinese definition of 一泻千里?
泻:水往下直注。形容江河奔流直下,流得又快又远。也比喻文笔或乐曲气势奔放。也形容价格猛跌不止。
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