一帆风顺

一帆風順

yìfān-fēngshùn

idiom HSK 6 #15,056

Meanings

1 smooth sailing
2 to go smoothly without any setbacks

Characters

smooth; favorable

Literally 'one sail, favorable wind' - a ship with sails full of favorable wind, gliding effortlessly.

Examples

HSK 4

祝你一帆风顺！

Zhù nǐ yìfān-fēngshùn!

Wishing you smooth sailing!

HSK 5

创业的路不会一帆风顺。

Chuàngyè de lù búhuì yìfān-fēngshùn.

The road of entrepreneurship won't always be smooth sailing.

HSK 5

他的事业一帆风顺。

Tā de shìyè yìfān-fēngshùn.

His career has been smooth sailing.

Tips

culture

一帆风顺 is one of the most common New Year blessings in Chinese culture. You'll see it on red banners, greeting cards, and WeChat messages during Spring Festival. It's often part of a set of four-character blessings strung together.

Stroke Order

一 yī

帆 fān

风 fēng

顺 shùn