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Logical in Chinese: 顺理成章 (shùn lǐ chéng zhāng)

shùn lǐ chéng zhāng

logical

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 順理成章1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1logical
  2. 2only to be expected
  3. 3rational and clearly structured (of text)

Stroke order

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顺
理
成
章

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄕㄨㄣˋ

shùn

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧˇ

lǐ

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄔㄥˊ

chéng

ㄔ/ chㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄓㄤ

zhāng

ㄓ/ zhㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

顺理成章

Simplified

順理成章

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他努力工作，升职是顺理成章的事。

    tā nǔ lì gōng zuò， shēng zhí shì shùn lǐ chéng zhāng de shì。

    He works hard, so a promotion is only natural.

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Related words

成

chéng

to succeed

理

lǐ

texture

顺

shùn

to obey

章

zhāng

chapter

成绩

chéng jì

achievement

经理

jīng lǐ

manager

完成

wán chéng

to complete

成功

chéng gōng

success

成熟

chéng shú

mature

成为

chéng wéi

to become

管理

guǎn lǐ

to supervise

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

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