顺 (shùn) — (verb) to follow, to obey; (preposition) along (a path, direction); (adjective) smooth, favorable, going well
Definition
顺 (shùn) covers three uses: as an adjective it means 'going smoothly / favorable' (e.g. 工作不顺), as a verb 'to follow/obey' (usually 别人的意思), and as a preposition 'along' (沿 is more formal for the prepositional sense).
verb
to followto obey
preposition
along (a path, direction)
adjective
smoothfavorablegoing well
Easily confused
Examples
- 顺。Qǐng shùn zhè tiáo lù yì zhí zǒu.Please go straight along this road.
- 顺。Zuì jìn gōng zuò bú tài shùn.Work hasn't been going very smoothly recently.
- 顺。Tā zǒng ài shùn bié rén de yì si.He always likes to follow other people's opinions.
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