Chinese symbol for “smoothly”
顺利
shùn lì
Traditional: 順利
smoothly; without a hitch
The closest CC-CEDICT match for smoothly is 顺利 (shùn lì), defined as: smoothly; without a hitch.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “smoothly”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顺当 (順當) | shùn dang | smoothly |
| 自如 | zì rú | unobstructed; unconstrained |
| 顺坦 (順坦) | shùn tan | smoothly; as one expects |
| 顺手儿 (順手兒) | shùn shǒu r | handy; convenient and easy to use |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 顺利.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顺序 (順序) | shùn xù | sequence; order |
| 顺便 (順便) | shùn biàn | conveniently; in passing |
| 顺着 (順著) | shùn zhe | to follow; following |
| 顺应 (順應) | shùn yìng | to comply with; to conform to; to adapt to; to go along with; in tune with |
| 顺从 (順從) | shùn cóng | obedient; to comply |
| 利用 | lì yòng | to exploit; to make use of |
| 权利 (權利) | quán lì | right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth |
| 利益 | lì yì | benefit; (in sb's) interest |
See also: Japanese symbol for “smoothly”.
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