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势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
What 势如破竹 means
- like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
- with irresistible force
The characters in 势如破竹
- 势shìpower; influence; potential
- 如rúas; as if; such as
- 破pòbroken; damaged; worn out
- 竹zhú(bound form) bamboo; Kangxi radical 118
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