一气呵成
yī qì hē chéng
done in one smooth go
Character by character
一yī
one
one
气qì
breath
breath
呵hē
blow
blow
成chéng
finish
finish
Example
这篇文章他一气呵成，只用了一个小时。
He dashed off the article in one go — it took him just an hour.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
Of writing, performances or work done without a break.
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