势如破竹

shì rú pò zhú

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Definitions

1. like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
2. with irresistible force

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Child Words of 势如破竹

• 如 如 rú: as
• 破 破 pò: broken
• 势 势 shì: power
• 竹 竹 zhú: bamboo