说干就干

說幹就幹

shuōgàn-jiùgàn

idiom HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 to do what one says without delay; no sooner said than done
2 to act immediately on a decision

Characters

then; immediately

Examples

HSK 1

他是个说干就干的人。

Tā shì ge shuōgàn-jiùgàn de rén.

He's the kind of person who acts immediately on what he says.

HSK 4

既然决定了，那就说干就干！

Jìrán juédìng le, nà jiù shuōgàn-jiùgàn!

Since we've decided, let's get right to it!

Tips

usage

Always positive - used to praise decisiveness and action-oriented personality. The structure 说X就X is a productive pattern: 说走就走 (leave immediately), 说来就来 (show up right away).

Stroke Order

说 shuō

干 gān

就 jiù