一溜水

yīliūshuǐ

phrase

Meanings

1 smoothly and quickly
2 without a hitch

Characters

Examples

他一溜水把整篇课文背了下来。

Tā yīliūshuǐ bǎ zhěng piān kèwén bèi le xiàlái.

He recited the whole text smoothly and without a pause.

她一溜水地报出了所有人的名字。

Tā yīliūshuǐ de bào chū le suǒyǒu rén de míngzì.

She rattled off everyone's name without missing a beat.

Tips

memory

Literally 'one stream of water' — picture words flowing out in an unbroken stream.

Stroke Order

一 yī

溜 liū

水 shuǐ