一气呵成

一氣呵成

yīqì-hēchéng

idiom #27,433

Meanings

HSK 3

他一气呵成，两小时内写完了整篇文章。

Tā yīqì-hēchéng, liǎng xiǎoshí nèi xiě wán le zhěng piān wénzhāng.

He wrote the entire article in one go, finishing it within two hours.

HSK 7-9

这幅画笔触流畅，一气呵成。

Zhè fú huà bǐchù liúchàng, yīqì-hēchéng.

The brushstrokes in this painting are fluid and executed in one seamless flow.

memory

一气 (one breath) + 呵 (to exhale) + 成 (to complete) - completing something in a single exhalation, without stopping.

usage

Used to describe creative or physical tasks completed without pause - writing, painting, performances. It conveys both speed and smoothness.

一 yī

气 qì

呵 hē

成 chéng