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一气呵成

yī qì hē chéng

4-character word Traditional 一氣呵成

What 一气呵成 means

1. to do something at one go
2. to flow smoothly

The characters in 一气呵成

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 气qìgas; air; smell; weather
• 呵hē(bound form) to scold; to expel breath; (onomatopoeia) laughter (usu. reduplicated)
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete

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