快刀斩乱麻 (快刀斬亂麻)
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Pinyin
Definition
快刀斩乱麻 (快刀斬亂麻)
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- lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
- cutting the Gordian knot
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 rapid
- 2 quick
- 3 speed
- 4 rate
- 5 soon
- 6 almost
- 7 to make haste
- 8 clever
- 9 sharp (of knives or wits)
- 10 forthright
- 11 plainspoken
- 12 gratified
- 13 pleased
- 14 pleasant
- 1 quick
- 2 fast
- 3 nimble
- 4 agile
- 5 (computer) shortcut
- 1 happy
- 2 merry
- 1 as quickly as possible
- 2 as soon as possible
- 3 with all speed
Idioms (20)
一刀两断
- 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
- 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
- 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
- 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
- 3 one size fits all
不吐不快
- 1 to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)
人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
- 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
- 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
来得容易,去得快
- 1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)