一口气 (yī kǒu qì) — in one go; at a stretch; without stopping
Definition
一口氣 means 'in one go, without stopping' — usually one continuous action, unlike 一举 (a single decisive move) or 一并 (grouping things together).
adverb
in one goat a stretchwithout stopping
Examples
- 一口气。Tā yī kǒu qì dú wán le nà běn xiǎo shuō.He finished reading that novel in one go.
- 一口气？Nǐ néng yī kǒu qì zuò wán zhè xiē tí ma?Can you finish these questions in one go?
- 一口气。Tā yī kǒu qì hē le yí dà bēi shuǐ.He drank a big glass of water in one go.
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