一蹴而就

Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
carefully; kick; tread on
carefully; kick; tread on; stamp
 
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
at once; then; right away
at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake
 
simp. and trad.
(一蹴而就) 		一 蹴 而 就

Pronunciation

Idiom

一蹴而就

  1. to reach the goal in one step; happen all at once
    • 2004, anonymous author, “外汇管理局表示：人民币汇率改革不会一蹴而就 [Foreign Exchange Bureau announces: the RMB exchange rate reforms will not happen all at once]”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], archived from the original on 22 December 2007:
      人民币汇率改革不会一蹴而就。 [MSC, simp.]
      人民幣匯率改革不會一蹴而就。 [MSC, trad.]
      Rénmínbì huìlǜ gǎigé bùhuì yīcù'érjiù. [Pinyin]
      The RMB exchange rate reforms will not happen all at once.

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