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一挥而就

yī huī ér jiù

4-character word Traditional 一揮而就

What 一挥而就 means

1. to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke

The characters in 一挥而就

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 挥huīto wave; to brandish; to command
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as…

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