zhāo

idiom
common

Meaning of 一朝一夕

一朝一夕 means one morning or one evening; a very short period of time. Pronounced yī zhāo yī xī.

  • one morning or one evening; a very short period of time

Definitions & Examples

Xué
wài
shì
zhāo
de
shì
 

Learning a foreign language is not something that can be done overnight.

Yào
xiǎng
chéng
gōng
 
fēi
zhāo
zhī
gōng
 

To achieve success requires more than just a short time and effort.

Zhè
zuò
qiáo
de
jiàn
chéng
jué
fēi
zhāo
zhī
gōng
 

The construction of this bridge was definitely not accomplished overnight.