顺

To obey in Chinese: 顺 (shùn)

shùn

to obey

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 順1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to obey
  2. 2to follow
  3. 3to arrange
  4. 4to make reasonable
  5. 5along
  6. 6favorable

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顺

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄨㄣˋ

shùn

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

顺

Simplified

順

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 顺着这条路一直走就到了。

    shùn zhe zhè tiáo lù yì zhí zǒu jiù dào le。

    Just follow this road straight and you'll get there.

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Related words

顺便

shùn biàn

conveniently

顺利

shùn lì

smoothly

顺序

shùn xù

sequence

孝顺

xiào shùn

filial

顺差

shùn chā

(trade or budget) surplus

顺畅

shùn chàng

smooth and unhindered

顺从

shùn cóng

obedient

顺路

shùn lù

by the way

顺势

shùn shì

to take advantage

顺手

shùn shǒu

easily

顺心

shùn xīn

happy

顺应

shùn yìng

to comply

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