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破竹之势

pò zhú zhī shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom) / fig. irresistible force
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-15d16037be808187. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

破竹之勢 破竹之势 [po4 zhu2 zhi1 shi4] /lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force/

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Other forms in these source records: 破竹之勢

  • 破
    pò

    broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of

  • 竹
    zhú

    (bound form) bamboo / Kangxi radical 118

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 势
    shì

    power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals

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