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Home / Idiom / 风驰电掣

fast as lightning

风驰电掣
fēng chí diàn chè
f+ēng·1st tonech+í·2nd toned+iàn·4th tonech+è·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. a meteor catching up with the moon · swift action (idiom)流星赶月liú xīng gǎn yuèto speed along疾驰jí chílit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress一日千里yī rì qiān lǐat a stride · taking large steps (while walking)大步流星dà bù liú xīng
Antonyms
lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom) · fig. slow and inefficient老牛破车lǎo niú pò chēlit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom) · fig. to move at a snail's pace · to make slow progress蜗行牛步wō xíng niú bù
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