一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù) — to succeed at the first try; to accomplish something in one go
Definition
An idiom meaning success comes in a single step — 'to achieve something in one go.' Almost always used in the negative (不能∼, 不可能∼) to stress that real results take time.
idiom
to succeed at the first tryto accomplish something in one go
Examples
- 一蹴而就，。Xué xí yǔ yán bù néng yī cù ér jiù, xū yào cháng qī jiān chí.Learning a language cannot be accomplished overnight; it requires long-term persistence.
- ，一蹴而就。Zhè ge jì huà hěn fù zá, bù kě néng yī cù ér jiù.This plan is very complex and cannot be achieved in one go.
- 一蹴而就，。Chéng gōng wǎng wǎng bú shì yī cù ér jiù de, ér shì màn màn jī lěi de jié guǒ.Success is often not achieved at the first try, but is the result of gradual accumulation.
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