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一竹竿打到底
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一竹竿打到底

一竹竿打到底 — “To accomplish something in a single effort”

一竹竿打到底 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to accomplish something in a single effort”. To succeed in one attempt without interruption.

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一竹竿打到底 Pronunciation and Pinyin

一竹竿打到底 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
竹
zhú6bamboo plant or instrument
竿
gān9pole, rod, bamboo slip
打
dǎ5to hit, strike, or play
到
dào8arrive at or reach
底
dǐ8bottom; base; background

Example Sentence with 一竹竿打到底

他做事向来果断,决定了就一竹竿打到底,从不拖泥带水。
He always acts decisively; once he makes a decision, he sees it through in one go, never procrastinating.

Idioms Related to 一竹竿打到底

Synonyms of 一竹竿打到底

  • yī一gān竿zi子tǒng捅dào到dǐ底Solve a problem thoroughly in one go

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

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What does 一竹竿打到底 mean?

一竹竿打到底 (yī zhú gān dǎ dào dǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to accomplish something in a single effort”.

How do you pronounce 一竹竿打到底?

一竹竿打到底 is pronounced yī zhú gān dǎ dào dǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 一竹竿打到底?

指一次就做成功

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