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一路顺风 (yī lù shùn fēng) — bon voyage; have a smooth trip

Definition

A spoken farewell meaning 'have a smooth trip,' said to someone who is departing. 一帆风顺 is a more literary blessing for general success without obstacles.

phrase
bon voyagehave a smooth trip

Examples

  • ，一路顺风！
    Nǐ yào qù lǚ xíng le, zhù nǐ yī lù shùn fēng!
    You're going on a trip — wish you a smooth journey!
  • ，一路顺风，。
    Yí lù píng ān, yī lù shùn fēng, dào le jì de fā xìn xī.
    Safe travels, bon voyage — remember to send a message when you arrive.
  • 一路顺风。
    Tóng xué men dōu zhù tā yī lù shùn fēng.
    All his classmates wished him a smooth journey.

Origin

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
足足zú
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè路lù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

路 combines 足, a foot, with 各, which supplies the sound.

Open 路 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 順; 顺 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
川
川chuān順shùn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 順 pairs 川 (river), which gives the sound, with 頁 (head); the picture is a head in a river, following the current. The simplified 顺 is a shorthand.

Open 顺 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 风 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 5Greetings & PolitenessIdioms & Set Phrases

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