How to say “plain sailing” in Chinese
plain sailing, smoothly
“Plain sailing” in Chinese is 一帆风顺, yì fān fēng shùn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
一帆风顺 is read yì fān fēng shùn: 4 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Before a measure word its tone changes: yí before a fourth tone, yì before the others. In numbers and dates it stays yī.
On the left, 巾 “cloth”; on the right, 凡 fán hints at the reading.
On the left, 川 “river”; on the right, 页 “head”: going with the flow.
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 “一帆风顺”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 一帆风顺. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 人生不可能永远一帆风顺rénshēngbùkěnéngyǒngyuǎnyìfānfēngshùnIn life, things can't always go smoothly.
- 祝你一帆风顺zhùnǐyìfānfēngshùnMay everything go smoothly for you!
More words from the lesson “Although — and suddenly”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “plain sailing” in Chinese?
“Plain sailing” in Chinese is 一帆风顺, pinyin yìfān fēngshùn.
What does 一帆风顺 mean?
一帆风顺 (yìfān fēngshùn) means “plain sailing, smoothly”.
How do you write 一帆风顺?
一帆风顺 is 4 characters: 一 (yī) — one; 帆 (fān) — sail; 风 (fēng) — wind; 顺 (shùn) — along, with; smooth. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 一帆风顺?
一帆风顺 is read yìfān fēngshùn. Tones: yì — fourth tone, fān — first tone, fēng — first tone, shùn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“plain sailing” in the lesson “Although — and suddenly”
This word is from the topic “Connectors and particles” of HSK 6. 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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