How to say “smoothly” in Chinese

顺利

shùnlì

smoothly, successfully

adjective · HSK 4 · topic “Travel and vacations”

“Smoothly” in Chinese is 顺利, shùn lì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

顺利 is read shùn lì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

shùn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

lì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

顺

shùn — along, with; smooth

On the left, 川 “river”; on the right, 页 “head”: going with the flow.

利

lì — benefit, profit; sharp

On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 刂 “knife”: a sharp knife cuts the ears of grain.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “顺利”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 顺利. Tap the sound icon to listen.

祝你旅行顺利zhùnǐlǚxíngshùnlìHave a good trip!
这次旅行很顺利zhècìlǚxínghěnshùnlìThis trip went smoothly.
一路上都很顺利。yílùshangdōuhěnshùnlìEverything went smoothly the whole way.
总体来说，项目进行得很顺利。zǒngtǐláishuō,xiàngmùjìnxíngdehěnshùnlìOverall, the project is going smoothly.
愿你一切顺利！yuànnǐyíqièshùnlìMay all go well for you!
到目前为止一切都很顺利dàomùqiánwéizhǐ,yíqièdōuhěnshùnlìSo far everything is going smoothly.

More words from the lesson “Trip plan”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “smoothly” in Chinese?

“Smoothly” in Chinese is 顺利, pinyin shùnlì.

What does 顺利 mean?

顺利 (shùnlì) means “smoothly, successfully”.

How do you write 顺利?

顺利 is 2 characters: 顺 (shùn) — along, with; smooth; 利 (lì) — benefit, profit; sharp. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 顺利?

顺利 is read shùnlì. Tones: shùn — fourth tone, lì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“smoothly” in the lesson “Trip plan”

This word is from the topic “Travel and vacations” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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