顺 shùn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
顺畅
shùnchàng
smooth; unobstructed
Characters in this word
畅 chàng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- Made of
- 申 to report 昜 bright, glorious
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 会议流程设计得很顺畅，发言、讨论和表决之间几乎没有冷场。 Huìyì liúchéng shèjì de hěn shùnchàng, fāyán, tǎolùn hé biǎojué zhījiān jīhū méiyǒu lěngchǎng. The meeting process was designed very smoothly, with hardly any awkward pauses between speeches, discussion, and voting.
- 道路修好后，交通变得非常顺畅。 Dàolù xiū hǎo hòu, jiāotōng biàn de fēicháng shùnchàng. After the road was repaired, traffic became very smooth.
- 通过三个月的练习，他的表达越来越顺畅了。 Tōngguò sān gè yuè de liànxí, tā de biǎodá yuèláiyuè shùnchàng le. After three months of practice, his way of expressing himself became more and more fluent.
Related words
- 顺利 shùnlì smooth; successful
- 一路顺风 yílùshùnfēng have a smooth trip
- 顺序 shùnxù order
- 一帆风顺 yìfānfēngshùn plain sailing, smooth going
- 顺差 shùnchā trade surplus; favourable balance
- 顺从 shùncóng to submit; to be obedient
- 顺理成章 shùnlǐchéngzhāng logical; natural and expected
- 顺路 shùnlù on the way; convenient route
- 顺其自然 shùnqízìrán let nature take its course
- 顺势 shùnshì to follow the trend; take advantage of the situation
- 顺手 shùnshǒu conveniently; handy; smoothly
- 顺心 shùnxīn satisfactory; to one's liking