Definition
势如破竹 is a four-character idiom (成语) meaning 'with irresistible force' or 'like splitting bamboo'. It comes from a historical story about a general whose army advanced so quickly that it was compared to chopping bamboo: once the first section splits, the rest follows easily. Use it to describe a military advance, a team's winning streak, a project's unstoppable progress — anything that moves forward with overwhelming momentum, unstoppable and smooth.
idiom
with irresistible forcelike a knife through butterunstoppable momentum
Examples
- ，，。Bǐsài kāishǐ hòu, wǒmen duì shì rú pò zhú, lián yíng le sān chǎng.After the game began, our team advanced with irresistible momentum and won three matches in a row.
- ，。Zhè zhī jūnduì shì rú pò zhú, hěn kuài gōng xià le dírén de zhèndì.This army advanced like splitting bamboo and quickly captured the enemy's position.
- ，。Xīn chǎnpǐn de xiāoliàng shì rú pò zhú, yí ge yuè jiù màichū le shí wàn jiàn.The sales of the new product surged with unstoppable force, selling over a hundred thousand units in just one month.
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