勢如破竹 shì rú pò zhú

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

勢 shì power, force; tendency
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
破 pò
HSK 4
break, ruin, destroy; rout
竹 zhú
HSK 5
bamboo; flute; KangXi radical 118