顺理成章

順理成章

shùnlǐ-chéngzhāng

idiom HSK 7-9 #22,867

Meanings

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。

Xué hǎo jīchǔ, hòumiàn de kè jiù shùnlǐchéngzhāng le.

Once you master the basics, the later lessons follow naturally.

memory

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

顺 shùn

理 lǐ

成 chéng

章 zhāng