一鼓作气
yī​gǔ​zuò​qì HSK7

to finish in one go

  • created sense approved 一鼓作气/一鼓作氣 · yī​gǔ​zuò​qì · to finish in one go — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一鼓作气 / 一鼓作氣

    yī​gǔ​zuò​qì

    to finish in one go

    to complete a task in a single burst of energy; to press on without letup. Originally referring to the first beat of a drum inspiring soldiers at the start of battle, it now encourages maintaining initial momentum until a job is finished.

    yì​gǔ​zuò​qì

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 鼓 (literal) → 鼓 · gǔ · to beat 作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to rise 气 (literal) → 气/氣 · qì · morale

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

    created sense