亨通

hēngtōng
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 going smoothly
  2. 2 prosperous
  3. 3 successful

Examples

HSK 5
Kāiyè nàtiān, péngyoumen dōu zhù tā shēngyi hēngtōng.
On opening day, his friends all wished him a prosperous business.
HSK 6
Tā zhè jǐ nián shìyè hēngtōng, cóng yí ge xiǎo zhíyuán zuòdào le gōngsī fùzǒng.
His career has gone smoothly these past few years: he has risen from a junior clerk to deputy head of the company.

Tips

usage
A word of good wishes and success. 万事亨通 'may everything go smoothly' is a stock New Year greeting; 官运亨通 describes an official whose career keeps rising.

Stroke Order

亨 hēng
通 tōng