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顺理成章

順理成章
shùnlǐchéngzhāng
idiom HSK 7 #22,867

Meanings

  1. 1 to follow logically; to be natural and expected
  2. 2 logical; only to be expected

Examples

他努力了这么久，成功是顺理成章的事。
Tā nǔlì le zhème jiǔ, chénggōng shì shùnlǐchéngzhāng de shì.
He worked hard for so long — success was only to be expected.
学好基础，后面的课就顺理成章了。
Xuéhǎo jīchǔ, hòumiàn de kè jiù shùnlǐchéngzhāng le.
Once you master the basics, the later lessons follow naturally.

Tips

memory
顺 (follow) + 理 (logic) + 成 (become) + 章 (chapter/composition) — when you follow the logic, the composition writes itself.

Stroke Order

顺 shùn
理 lǐ
成 chéng
章 zhāng