井然有序

jǐngrányǒuxù

idiom #30,921

Meanings

1 neat and orderly; in perfect order
2 everything arranged in good order

Characters

well; grid-like

-ly (adverb suffix)

order; sequence

Examples

办公室井然有序。

Bàngōngshì jǐngrányǒuxù.

The office is neat and orderly.

疏散工作井然有序地进行。

Shūsàn gōngzuò jǐngrányǒuxù de jìnxíng.

The evacuation was carried out in perfect order.

展品井然有序地陈列着。

Zhǎnpǐn jǐngrányǒuxù de chénliè zhe.

The exhibits are displayed in neat order.

Tips

memory

井 ('a well') became a metaphor for geometric orderliness — ancient wells and field systems were laid out in a tidy grid (井田). 井然 = 'like a well-grid', hence 'neatly arranged'.

Stroke Order

井 jǐng

然 rán

有 yǒu

序 xù