yī liù yān
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  • adv.like a streak of smoke; run as quickly as a wisp of smoke; in a flash

    • tā shuō le shēng zài huì jiù qí shang chē yī liù yān de xiàng dōng qù le

      再会一溜烟向东

      After saying goodbye, he got on his bicycle and streaked off eastward.

    • tā yī liù yān pǎo huí cūn bǎ shì qing gēn dà huǒ shuō le

      一溜烟事情大伙

      He ran swiftly back to the village and told everybody the news.

    • xiǎo nán hái yī liù yān pǎo le

      男孩一溜烟

      The boy ran away swiftly.

    • qì chē yī liù yān kāi zǒu le

      汽车一溜烟

      The car sped off.

    • tā yī liù yān bēn rù dà mén

      一溜烟大门

      She walked swiftly through the main gate.

    • dàng tiān de huó yī gàn wán tā jiù yī liù yān de huí jiā le

      当天一溜烟回家

      When he finished his work for the day, he was off home like a streak of greased lightning.