势如破竹(shì rú pò zhú): like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 勢如破竹
like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 势如破竹 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Word information
- Pinyin
- shì rú pò zhú
- Meaning
- like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 勢如破竹
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 势如破竹 — tap one to open its word page.
yōu优shì势
HSK 3superiority
shì势lì力
HSK 5power
shāng伤shì势
HSK 7-9condition of an injury
liè劣shì势
HSK 7-9inferior
shì势bù不kě可dāng当
HSK 7-9impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
shì势bì必
HSK 7-9to be bound to
chéng乘shì势
to seize the opportunity
rén人duō多shì势zhòng众
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
Ready to master 势如破竹?
Trace every character of 势如破竹 stroke by stroke in the online practice tool, or turn it into a printable worksheet PDF with Tianzige practice grids and pinyin.