流星赶月

流星趕月

liúxīnggǎnyuè

idiom

Meanings

1 like a meteor chasing the moon
2 (of action) extremely swift

Characters

to chase; pursue

Examples

他骑马飞奔，如流星赶月，一口气跑了三十里。

Tā qí mǎ fēibēn, rú liúxīnggǎnyuè, yì kǒu qì pǎo le sānshí lǐ.

He galloped on horseback like a meteor chasing the moon, covering thirty li in one stretch.

消息一传开，他流星赶月地赶回家。

Xiāoxi yì chuánkāi, tā liúxīnggǎnyuè de gǎn huí jiā.

As soon as the news got out, he rushed home as fast as a meteor.

Tips

history

From Wu Cheng'en's 西游记 (Journey to the West) ch. 44: 那一顿如流星赶月，风卷残云，吃得罄尽 — describing the monks devouring a meal as fast as a meteor catches up to the moon.

Stroke Order

流 liú

星 xīng

赶 gǎn

月 yuè