万事大吉

萬事大吉

wànshì-dàjí

idiom #23,676

Meanings

1 everything is fine
2 all is well
3 everything goes smoothly

Characters

ten thousand / all / myriad

matter / affair / thing

auspicious / lucky / good

Examples

HSK 3

只要大家平安到达，那就万事大吉了。

Zhǐyào dàjiā píng'ān dàodá, nà jiù wànshì-dàjí le.

As long as everyone arrives safely, all is well.

HSK 7-9

别以为签了合同就万事大吉，后续工作还很多。

Bié yǐwéi qiān le hétong jiù wànshì-dàjí, hòuxù gōngzuò hái hěnduō.

Don't think that just signing the contract means everything is fine - there's still a lot of follow-up work.

Tips

usage

万事大吉 is often used to describe a situation where problems are resolved or avoided. It can be used sincerely ('all is fine now') or sarcastically ('you think everything is fine but it's not').

Stroke Order

万 wàn

事 shì

大 dà

吉 jí