长驱直入

長驅直入

chángqūzhírù

idiom #36,915

Meanings

1 to drive straight in without stopping
2 to advance unimpeded
3 to penetrate deeply

Characters

Examples

军队长驱直入，势如破竹。

Jūnduì chángqū zhírù, shì rú pò zhú.

The army drove straight in with unstoppable momentum.

敌军长驱直入首都。

Díjūn chángqū zhírù shǒudū.

Enemy forces advanced unimpeded to the capital.

这支球队长驱直入，杀进决赛。

Zhè zhī qiúduì chángqū zhírù, shājìn juésài.

This team marched straight through to the final.

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history

Recorded in 《战国策·燕策二》 and later in Cao Cao's 《劳徐晃令》, where he praised his general Xu Huang for the kind of deep, uninterrupted advance few commanders in history had achieved.

Stroke Order

长 cháng

驱 qū

直 zhí

入 rù