势如破竹(shì rú pò zhú)

4 charactersTrad. 勢如破竹

like a hot knife through butter (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
shì rú pò zhú
Meaning
like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
勢如破竹

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