show filial obedience ( pt showed ) , pp shown ⇒ 孝顺父母 xiàoshùn fùmǔ → show filial obedience to one's parents
归顺
swear allegiance to ( pt swore ) , pp sworn
恭顺
be respectful
柔顺
meek
温顺
docile
通顺
coherent
顺从
obey
顺便
( 指乘方便 ) on the way ⇒ 你去超市时顺便帮我到邮局寄封信吧。 Nǐ qù chāoshì shí shùnbiàn bāng wǒ dào yóujú jì fēng xìn ba. → Would you mind going to the post office to post this letter for me on your way to the supermarket?
顺利
smoothly ⇒ 你们的计划执行得顺利吗? Nǐmen de jìhuà zhíxíng de shùnlì ma? → Did your plan go smoothly?
顺口
flowing ⇒ 这首诗念起来不太顺口。 Zhè shǒu shī niàn qǐlái bù tài shùnkǒu. → This poem doesn't flow too well.
follow ⇒ 顺应时代的变化 shùnyìng shídài de biànhuà → change with the times
顺延
postpone
顺当
( 口 ) smooth
顺心
satisfactory ⇒ 他现在日子过得很顺心。 Tā xiànzài rìzi guò de hěn shùnxīn. → Life is going very well for him at the moment. ⇒ 咱们出去走走,忘掉那些不顺心的事。 Zánmen chūqù zǒuzǒu, wàngdiào nàxiē bù shùnxīn de shì. → Let's go out for a walk and try and forget this whole mess.
顺手
( 顺利 ) smooth
顺畅
smooth ⇒ 交通很少有顺畅的时候。 Jiāotōng hěn shǎo yǒu shùnchàng de shíhou. → There is seldom a smooth flow of traffic.
顺眼
attractive ⇒ 这套家具看起来挺顺眼。 Zhè tào jiājù kàn qǐlái tǐng shùnyǎn. → This furniture is very attractive. ⇒ 她对男朋友看不顺眼。 Tā duì nánpéngyou kàn bù shùnyǎn. → She had a low opinion of her boyfriend.
顺耳
pleasant to hear ⇒ 这首歌听起来挺顺耳的。 Zhè shǒu gē tīng qǐlái tǐng shùn'ěr de. → This tune is quite pleasant. ⇒ 他一句不顺耳的话也听不进去。 Tā yī jù bù shùn'ěr de huà yě tīng bù jìnqù. → He won't listen to anything he doesn't want to hear.
顺路
on the way ⇒ 下班后你能顺路到医院去看他吗? Xiàbān hòu nǐ néng shùnlù dào yīyuàn qù kàn tā ma? → On your way home after work, would you mind going to see him in the hospital?
顺风
( 指风向 ) travel downwind
一帆风顺
plain sailing
名正言顺
legitimate
百依百顺
very obedient ⇒ 他对妻子百依百顺。 Tā duì qīzi bǎiyī bǎishùn. → He obeys his wife in everything.
逆来顺受
resign oneself to
顺手牵羊
walk off with
顺理成章
logical and coherent
顺藤摸瓜
trace ... to its roots
风调雨顺
favourable conditions
English translation of '顺'
顺 (順)
(shùn)
介
(指方向) with
⇒ 顺时针 (shùnshízhēn) clockwise
(= 沿) along
(= 趁便)
⇒ 顺便 (shùnbiàn) on the way
动
(= 朝同一方向) follow
(= 使有条理) put ... in order (pt, pp put)
(= 顺从) obey
(= 合意) be to one's liking
⇒ 顺心 (shùnxīn) as one would wish
形
successful
⇒ 他找工作很顺。 (Tā zhǎo gōngzuò hěn shùn.) His job hunt has been very successful.