ér
jiù

idiom
common

Meaning of 一蹴而就

一蹴而就 means to accomplish something immediately or easily; to succeed at one stroke. Pronounced yī cù ér jiù.

  • to accomplish something immediately or easily; to succeed at one stroke

Definitions & Examples

Xué
wài
néng
ér
jiù
 
yào
cháng
de
 

Learning a foreign language cannot be accomplished overnight; it requires long-term effort.

Zhè
xiàng
gǎi
bìng
fēi
ér
jiù
 
ér
shì
jīng
le
duō
nián
de
tàn
suǒ
 

This reform was not achieved at one stroke, but rather went through years of exploration.

Wěi
de
shì
néng
ér
jiù
 
jiǎo
shí
 

Great causes cannot be accomplished immediately; one must be down-to-earth.

xué
shàng
de
hěn
shǎo
néng
ér
jiù
 
tōng
cháng
yào
fǎn
shì
yàn
 

Scientific breakthroughs can rarely be achieved in one go; they usually require repeated trials.