We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「一蹴而成」, with its usage explained below.
Learn about the idiom 「一蹴而成」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
It is a metaphor for something that is easy to do and succeeds in an instant. Same as “accomplish it in one go”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yī cù ér chéng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yat1 chuk1 yi4 sing4
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
