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一蹴而就

yī cù ér jiù

4-character word

What 一蹴而就 means

1. to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
2. success at a stroke
3. to get results overnight

The characters in 一蹴而就

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 蹴cùcarefully; to kick; to tread on
• 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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