Chinese word dictionary

一蹴而得

yī cù ér dé · to get there in one step (idiom); easily done; success at a stroke; to get results overnight

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Word information

Simplified一蹴而得

Traditional一蹴而得

Pinyinyī cù ér dé

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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

而ér

and, and then, and yet; but

得dé

to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready

How to learn 一蹴而得

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