一挥而就
yī​huī'ér​jiù

to finish at one go

  • created sense approved 一挥而就/一揮而就 · yī​huī'ér​jiù · to finish at one go — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一挥而就 / 一揮而就

    yī​huī'ér​jiù

    to finish at one go

    To finish a piece of writing or a painting with ease and at a single stroke; describes quick-wittedness or literary fluency.

    yì​huī'ér​jiù

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · [suddenness] 挥 (literal) → 挥/揮 · huī · to wave 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 就 (literal) → 就 · jiù · to accomplish

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense