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一竿子捅到底
一竿子捅到底
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一竿子捅到底

一竿子捅到底 — “To poke with one pole to the bottom”

一竿子捅到底 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get to the bottom of a matter or solve a problem thoroughly in one go; to do something completely and directly without hesitation or multiple steps”. Literally, “to poke with one pole to the bottom”.

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一竿子捅到底 Pronunciation and Pinyin

一竿子捅到底 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
竿
gān9pole, rod, bamboo slip
子
zi3son, child, seed, small thing
捅
tǒng10stir up trouble
到
dào8arrive at or reach
底
dǐ8bottom; base; background

Example Sentence with 一竿子捅到底

这个问题比较复杂,我们得一竿子捅到底,找出根本原因。
This problem is quite complex; we need to thoroughly investigate it to find the root cause.

Idioms Related to 一竿子捅到底

Synonyms of 一竿子捅到底

  • yī一zhú竹gān竿dǎ打dào到dǐ底Succeed in a single effort

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 一竿子捅到底 mean?

一竿子捅到底 (yī gān zi tǒng dào dǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get to the bottom of a matter or solve a problem thoroughly in one go; to do something completely and directly without hesitation or multiple steps”.

How do you pronounce 一竿子捅到底?

一竿子捅到底 is pronounced yī gān zi tǒng dào dǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 一竿子捅到底 literally mean?

Literally, 一竿子捅到底 means “to poke with one pole to the bottom”. It is used to mean “to get to the bottom of a matter or solve a problem thoroughly in one go; to do something completely and directly without hesitation or multiple steps”.

What is the Chinese definition of 一竿子捅到底?

指一步到位

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