一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù achieve success with one step

Explanation

这个成语的意思是：比喻事情轻而易举，一下子就成功。

This idiom means: To describe something that is easy and simple to do, to achieve success immediately.

Origin Story

在古代，有个名叫王生的书生，他从小就聪明伶俐，学习刻苦。有一天，他听说一位名叫李公的著名学者正在招收学生，便急急忙忙赶去拜师。李公问他：“你为何要来拜我为师？”王生说：“我听说您学识渊博，希望能在您的门下学到真本事，早日成名。”李公笑了笑，对他说：“你想要一蹴而就，成为大才，是不可能的。学习之路漫长而艰辛，需要持之以恒的努力才能有所成就。”王生听了李公的话，心中顿时醒悟，明白了学习是需要循序渐进的，不能急于求成。从此，他更加刻苦学习，最终取得了不小的成就。

zài gǔ dài, yǒu gè míng jiào wáng shēng de shū shēng, tā cóng xiǎo jiù cōng míng líng lì, xué xí kè kǔ. yǒu yī tiān, tā tīng shuō yī wèi míng jiào lǐ gōng de zhù míng xué zhě zhèng zài zhāo shōu xué shēng, biàn jí jí máng máng gǎn qù bài shī. lǐ gōng wèn tā: “nǐ wèi hé yào lái bài wǒ wéi shī?” wáng shēng shuō: “wǒ tīng shuō nín xué shí yuān bó, xī wàng néng zài nín de mén xià xué dào zhēn běn shi, zǎo rì chéng míng.” lǐ gōng xiào le xiào, duì tā shuō: “nǐ xiǎng yào yī cù ér jiù, chéng wéi dà cái, shì bù kě néng de. xué xí zhī lù màn cháng ér jiān xīn, xū yào chí zhí yī héng de nǔ lì cái néng yǒu suǒ chéng jiù.” wáng shēng tīng le lǐ gōng de huà, xīn zhōng dùn shí xǐng wù, míng bái le xué xí shì xū yào xún xù jìn jìn de, bù néng jí yú qiú chéng. cóng cǐ, tā gèng jiā kè kǔ xué xí, zhōng jiū qǔ dé le bù xiǎo de chéng jiù.

In ancient times, there was a scholar named Wang Sheng, who was clever and quick-witted from a young age and studied hard. One day, he heard that a famous scholar named Li Gong was recruiting students, so he hurried to go and become his disciple. Li Gong asked him, “Why do you want to become my disciple?” Wang Sheng said, “I heard that you are knowledgeable, and I hope to learn true skills from you and become famous as soon as possible.” Li Gong smiled and said to him, “You want to become a great talent with one step, that is impossible. The path of learning is long and arduous, and only with persistent effort can you achieve something.” Wang Sheng was suddenly enlightened after hearing Li Gong’s words, and he realized that learning needs to be gradual and that one cannot expect results too quickly. From that day on, he studied even harder and eventually achieved considerable success.

Usage

这个成语一般用来形容事情不能操之过急，需要循序渐进，不能急于求成。

zhè ge chéng yǔ yī bān yòng lái xíng róng shì qíng bù néng cāo zhī guò jí, xū yào xún xù jìn jìn, bù néng jí yú qiú chéng.

This idiom is generally used to describe how things cannot be done too quickly, they need to be done step by step and not rushed.

Examples

• 他以为学习编程很简单，结果却发现并非一蹴而就。

  tā yǐ wéi xué xí biān chéng hěn jiǎn dān, jié guǒ què fā xiàn bìng fēi yī cù ér jiù.

  He thought learning programming was easy, but he found it was not a piece of cake.

• 创业初期充满挑战，想要一蹴而就是不可能的。

  chuàng yè chū qī chōng mǎn tiǎo zhàn, xiǎng yào yī cù ér jiù shì bù kě néng de.

  The early stages of entrepreneurship are full of challenges. It is impossible to succeed overnight.

Related Idioms

• 一蹴即至

• 一举成功

• 迎刃而解

Opposite Idioms

• 一事无成

• 一蹶不振

• 欲速不达