流星赶月

流星趕月
liúxīng-gǎnyuè
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 like a meteor chasing the moon
  2. 2 extremely swift action

Examples

HSK 3
Xiāoxi yī chuánkāi, tā liúxīng-gǎnyuè de gǎn huí jiā.
As soon as the news got out, he rushed home as fast as a meteor.
HSK 7-9
Tā qí mǎ fēibēn, rú liúxīng-gǎnyuè, yī kǒu qì pǎo le sānshí lǐ.
He galloped on horseback like a meteor chasing the moon, covering thirty li in one stretch.

Tips

history
From 吴承恩's 《西游记》 ch. 44: 那一顿如流星赶月 - describing the monks devouring a meal as fast as a meteor catches up to the moon.

Stroke Order

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