顺适

順適
shùnshì
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to comply with; to conform to
  2. 2 to adapt to; to go along with
  3. 3 agreeable; smooth

Examples

Wǒmen yào shùnshì shídài de biànhuà.
We should adapt to the changes of the times.
Tā zuòshì yīxiàng shùnshì mínyì.
He has always acted in line with public opinion.

Tips

register
Literary / written. In speech, native speakers will reach for 顺应 (shùnyìng, 'comply with / adapt to') or 适应 (shìyìng, 'adapt to'). 顺适 carries a slightly classical tone.
memory
(shùn, 'go-with-the-flow') + (shì, 'fit / suit') — both characters mean 'align with circumstances', so the compound just doubles down. Whenever you see X or X, 'matching / fitting' is usually the core idea.

Stroke Order

shùn
shì