一炮而红 (一炮而紅)
yī pào ér hóng
Pinyin

Definition

一炮而红 (一炮而紅)
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yī pào ér hóng
  1. to win instant success (idiom)
  2. to become an instant hit

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
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary
而
ér
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 as well as
  3. 3 and so
  4. 4 but (not)
  5. 5 yet (not)
  6. 6 (indicates causal relation)
  7. 7 (indicates change of state)
  8. 8 (indicates contrast)

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

这就是卖点嘛。娱乐圈美女一抓一大把，但是变性美女有几个？所以她就一炮而红了。
zhè jiùshì màidiǎn ma 。yúlèquān měinǚ yī zhuāyīdàbǎ ，dànshì biànxìng měinǚ yǒu jǐ ge ？suǒyǐ tā jiù yīpào érhóng le 。
That's her selling point. In the entertainment industry, pretty girls are a dime a dozen. But how many post-sex-change-beauties are there? So she got famous in no time at all.
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不错，有创意！咱们肯定会一炮而红！
bùcuò ，yǒu chuàngyì ！zánmen kěndìng huì yīpào\'érhóng ！
Not bad. That's creative! We're sure to go big!
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