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顺利

shùn lì · shun li

Traditional 順利

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. smoothly; without a hitch
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The interview

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，今天(jīntiān)的(de)面试(miànshì)顺利(shùnlì)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, did your interview go smoothly today?

  2. Dengdeng

    很(hěn)顺利(shùnlì)，老板(lǎobǎn)还(hái)请(qǐng)我(wǒ)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    Very smoothly. The boss even treated me to a meal.

  3. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！你们(nǐmen)吃(chī)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    Great! What did you eat?

  4. Dengdeng

    吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)。老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)，下次(xiàcì)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)我(wǒ)做(zuò)的(de)菜(cài)。

    Hotpot. The boss says next time he wants to eat my cooking.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)要(yào)先(xiān)学(xué)做菜(zuòcài)，这样(zhèyàng)下次(xiàcì)才(cái)顺利(shùnlì)。

    Then you should learn to cook first, so next time goes smoothly.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

为(wèi)了(le)顺(shùn)利(lì)推(tuī)进(jìn)项(xiàng)目(mù)，我(wǒ)们(men)已(yǐ)经(jīng)修(xiū)订(dìng)了(le)几(jǐ)次(cì)计(jì)划(huà)。

In order to move the project along smoothly, we have revised the plan several times.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by vicch · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

祝(zhù)你(nǐ)面(miàn)试(shì)顺(shùn)利(lì)，早(zǎo)点(diǎn)收(shōu)到(dào)好(hǎo)消(xiāo)息(xi)。

I wish you a smooth interview and that you get good news soon.

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顺
shùn

to obey; to follow

利
lì

sharp; favorable

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