一棍子打死
yī gùn zi dǎ sǐ
Pinyin

Definition

一棍子打死
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yī gùn zi dǎ sǐ
  1. to deal a single fatal blow
  2. (fig.) to totally repudiate sb because of a minor error

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一定
yī dìng
  1. 1 surely
  2. 2 certainly
  3. 3 necessarily
  4. 4 fixed
  5. 5 a certain (extent etc)
  6. 6 given
  7. 7 particular
  8. 8 must
一样
yī yàng
  1. 1 same
  2. 2 like
  3. 3 equal to
  4. 4 the same as
  5. 5 just like
一直
yī zhí
  1. 1 straight (in a straight line)
  2. 2 continuously
  3. 3 always
  4. 4 from the beginning of ... up to ...
  5. 5 all along

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

Sample Sentences

别灰心嘛，这条只是优先，又不是一棍子打死不能报名了。再说，你平时在学生会里那么活跃，好多活动都是你组织的，这也算是相关经验了。
bié huīxīn ma ，zhè tiáo zhǐshì yōuxiān ，yòu bù shì yī gùnzi dǎsǐ bùnéng bàomíng le 。zài shuō ，nǐ píngshí zài xuéshēnghuì lǐ nàme huóyuè ，hǎo duō huódòng dōu shì nǐ zǔzhī de ，zhè yě suàn shì xiāngguān jīngyàn le 。
Don't be discouraged. This line only means 'preferred'. Just because you don't meet one condition, doesn't mean you don't have a chance and can't even sign up. Also, you're usually so active in the student union. You organized a ton of activities. This counts as relevant experience too.
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