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(of a writer's style) forceful and flowing · (of a river) rush down a thousand li · flow down vigorously

一泻千里
yī xiè qiān lǐ
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress一日千里yī rì qiān lǐlit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom) · fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline · to take a dive一落千丈yī luò qiān zhàngone stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse · ruined at a stroke · unable to recover after a minor hitch一蹶不振yī jué bù zhènbold and unrestrained · untrammeled奔放bēn fàngto develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change急转直下jí zhuǎn zhí xià
Antonyms
meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere · going around in circles迂回曲折yū huí qū zhé
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