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一鼓作气 (yì gǔ zuò qì): Make a concerted effort / Keep up the momentum — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9
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一 • yì • one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
yì一

one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout

鼓 • gǔ • drum; to beat, to strike, to rouse • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
gǔ鼓

drum; to beat, to strike, to rouse

作 • zuò • to do, to make, to act
zuò作

to do, to make, to act

气 • qì • air, gas, vapor, breath, vital energy • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
qì气

air, gas, vapor, breath, vital energy

Word Info

Pinyinyì gǔ zuò qì
MeaningMake a concerted effort / Keep up the momentum
Characters4
Syntaxverb/idiom

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 一鼓作气.

Words with 一
  • 一些yī xiēsome
  • 一半yī bànhalf
  • 一点儿yī diǎn era bit
  • 一下yī xià[used after a verb] give something a go
  • 一起yì qǐtogether
  • 第一dì yīfirstly
  • 一共yī gòngaltogether
  • 一定yī dìngdefinitely
Words with 鼓
  • 鼓励gǔ lìencourage
  • 鼓掌gǔ zhǎngapplaud
  • 鼓舞gǔ wǔto inspire; hearten; embolden
  • 鼓动gǔ dòngpromote; agitate
Words with 作
  • 工作gōng zuòjob; work
  • 作业zuò yèhomework
  • 工作日gōng zuò rìworkday
  • 作家zuò jiāwriter
Words with 气
  • 天气tiān qìweather
  • 不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
  • 生气shēng qìto get angry
  • 力气lì qistrength
打鼓
dǎ gǔ
to beat a drum; to feel nervous
  • 挝鼓wōgǔto beat a drum
  • 捣鼓dǎo gǔto fiddle with, to tinker
  • 擂鼓léi gǔto beat a drum
    • 作用
    zuò yòng
    effect
  • 作者zuò zhěauthor
  • 动作dòng zuòmovement
  • 叫作jiào zuòto call
    • 客气
    kè qi
    polite
  • 气候qì hòuclimate
  • 气温qì wēnair temperature
  • 空气kōng qìair
    • 4.

    How to Use 一鼓作气 in Sentences

    Adverb + Verbwith做
    yī一
    gǔ鼓
    zuò作
    qì气
    de地
    zuò做
    neutral
    do something with sustained effort
    Verb + Complementwith完成
    yī一
    gǔ鼓
    zuò作
    qì气
    wán完
    chéng成
    Verb + Objectwith拿下
    yī一
    gǔ鼓
    zuò作
    qì气
    ná拿
    xià下
    Adjective + Nounwith精神
    yī一
    gǔ鼓
    zuò作
    qì气
    jīng精
    shén神
    5.

    Example Sentences with 一鼓作气

    tā他
    pǎo跑
    bù步
    shí时
    yī一
    gǔ鼓
    neutral
    finish in one go
    informal
    Spoken
    seize in one go
    formal
    Written
    spirit of sustained effort
    zuò作
    qì气
    ，
    hěn很
    kuài快
    jiù就
    dào到
    le了
    zhōng终
    diǎn点
    。
    He ran with a burst of energy and quickly reached the finish line.
    wǒ我
    men们
    yī一
    gǔ鼓
    zuò作
    qì气
    ，
    wán完
    chéng成
    le了
    zhè这
    ge个
    xiàng项
    mù目
    。
    We finished the project in one vigorous effort.
    chèn趁
    zhe着
    zhè这
    gǔ股
    rè热
    qíng情
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    yì一
    gǔ鼓
    zuò作
    qì气
    bǎ把
    xiàng项
    mù目
    fāng方
    àn案
    wán完
    shàn善
    le了
    ba吧
    。
    Let's take advantage of this enthusiasm and make a concerted effort to refine the project proposal.
    zài在
    tán谈
    pàn判
    de的
    zuì最
    hòu后
    jiē阶
    duàn段
    ，
    wǒ我
    fāng方
    dài代
    biǎo表
    yì一
    gǔ鼓
    zuò作
    qì气
    dá达
    chéng成
    le了
    suǒ所
    yǒu有
    hé核
    xīn心
    tiáo条
    kuǎn款
    。
    In the final stage of the negotiation, our representatives made a concerted effort and reached agreement on all the core terms.
    bǐ比
    sài赛
    kāi开
    shǐ始
    hòu后
    ，
    tā他
    yī一
    gǔ鼓
    zuò作
    qì气
    pǎo跑
    dào到
    le了
    zhōng终
    diǎn点
    。
    After the race started, he ran to the finish line without stopping.
    miàn面
    duì对
    rú如
    cǐ此
    jiān艰
    jù巨
    de的
    rèn任
    wu务
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    wèi为
    hé何
    bù不
    yì一
    gǔ鼓
    zuò作
    qì气
    jiāng将
    qí其
    gōng攻
    kè克
    ne呢
    ？
    Faced with such an arduous task, why don't we make a concerted effort to overcome it?
    wèi为
    le了
    gǎn赶
    zài在
    jié截
    zhǐ止
    rì日
    qī期
    qián前
    wán完
    chéng成
    ，
    tuán团
    duì队
    yī一
    gǔ鼓
    zuò作
    qì气
    gōng工
    zuò作
    dào到
    shēn深
    yè夜
    。
    To meet the deadline, the team worked non-stop until late at night.
    tā他
    xiān先
    shì是
    zǎi仔
    xì细
    fēn分
    xī析
    le了
    shù数
    jù据
    ，
    rán然
    hòu后
    yì一
    gǔ鼓
    zuò作
    qì气
    xiě写
    chū出
    le了
    nà那
    fèn份
    xiáng详
    jìn尽
    de的
    bào报
    gào告
    。
    He first carefully analyzed the data, and then, keeping up the momentum, he wrote that detailed report.
    tā他
    jué决
    dìng定
    yī一
    gǔ鼓
    zuò作
    qì气
    bǎ把
    zhè这
    běn本
    shū书
    dú读
    wán完
    。
    He decided to finish reading this book in one sitting.
    chuàng创
    yè业
    chū初
    qī期
    ，
    tā他
    men们
    yī一
    gǔ鼓
    zuò作
    qì气
    dǎ打
    kāi开
    le了
    shì市
    chǎng场
    。
    In the early days of starting the business, they opened up the market with a single vigorous push.