Chinese word dictionary

一蹴可几

yī cù kě jī · to succeed at the first try (idiom); easy as pie; one can do it at once

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Word information

Simplified一蹴可几

Traditional一蹴可幾

Pinyinyī cù kě jī

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

一yī

one; first

蹴cù

to leap; to kick; solemn

可kě

may, can, -able; possibly

几jǐ

small table; how many; a few, some

How to learn 一蹴可几

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几jǐ

how much; how many; several; a few

可以kěyǐ

can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good

第一dì yī

first; number one; primary

一yī

one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

一半yíbàn

half

一下yíxià

(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly