一蹴而就

Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
一蹴而就

Idiom

一蹴而就 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin yī cù ér jiù)

1. to reach the goal in one step; happen all at once
   • 2004: anon, 外汇管理局表示：人民币汇率改革不会一蹴而就 (Foreign Exchange Bureau announces: the RMB exchange rate reforms will not happen all at once)

     人民币汇率改革不会一蹴而就. (simplified)

     人民幣匯率改革不會一蹴而就. (traditional)

     The RMB exchange rate reforms will not happen all at once.

Synonyms

• trad. 一蹴可幾, simpl. 一蹴可几

References

• "一蹴而就" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2009-05-22.

External links

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