势如破竹 shì rú pò zhú

with irresistible force

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 42425th word

Definitions

  1. 1. with irresistible force
  2. 2. like a hot knife through butter (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
势 shì HSK 5
trend; momentum; situation
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
破 pò HSK 4
broken; to break, split or cleave; damaged
竹 zhú HSK 5
bamboo; Kangxi radical 118