如鱼得水

如魚得水

rúyúdéshuǐ

idiom #19,087

Meanings

1 like a fish in water
2 in one's element
3 perfectly at ease in one's environment

Characters

to obtain; to get

Examples

她到了新公司如鱼得水。

Tā dào le xīn gōngsī rúyúdéshuǐ.

She's like a fish in water at her new company.

他在学术界如鱼得水。

Tā zài xuéshùjiè rúyúdéshuǐ.

He's perfectly in his element in academia.

Tips

history

From the Three Kingdoms period: Liu Bei described his relationship with strategist Zhuge Liang as 如鱼得水 — like a fish finding water.

Stroke Order

如 rú

鱼 yú

得 dé

水 shuǐ