順〔顺〕 seon⁶ {shùn}

1. straight flush (poker) 2. smooth

順〔顺〕 seon⁶ {shùn}

1. to obey
2. to follow
3. to arrange
4. to make reasonable
5. along
6. favorable

順暢〔顺畅〕 seon⁶ coeng³ {shùnchàng}

(adjective) (of traffic) Moving freely

順檔〔顺档〕 seon⁶ dong³ {shùn dàng}

smoothly; without a hitch; plain sailing; successful

順景〔顺-〕 seon⁶ ging² {shùn jǐng}

favourable circumstances

順喉〔顺-〕 seon⁶ hau⁴ {shùn hóu}

to describe something (food or drink) that is easy on the throat

順攤〔顺摊〕 seon⁶ taan¹ {shùn tān}

an easy-going attitude; not fussed; (running) smoothly

順序〔顺-〕 seon⁶ zeoi⁶ {shùnxù}

(adverb) In order

順住〔顺-〕 seon⁶ zyu⁶ {shùn zhù}

along

順便〔顺-〕 seon⁶ bin² {shùn biàn}

1. conveniently
2. in passing
3. without much extra effort

順差〔顺-〕 seon⁶ caa¹ {shùn chā}

(trade or budget) surplus

順產〔顺产〕 seon⁶ caan² {shùn chǎn}

1. to give birth without complications
2. easy childbirth
3. safe delivery
4. natural birth (without surgical operation)

順次〔顺-〕 seon⁶ ci³ {shùn cì}

1. in order
2. in proper sequence

順磁〔顺-〕 seon⁶ ci⁴ {shùn cí}

paramagnetic

順潮〔顺-〕 seon⁶ ciu⁴ {shùn cháo}

favorable tide

順昌〔顺-〕 seon⁶ coeng¹ {Shùn chāng}

Shunchang county in Nanping 南平, Fujian

順暢〔顺畅〕 seon⁶ coeng³ {shùn chàng}

1. smooth and unhindered
2. fluent

順從〔顺从〕 seon⁶ cung⁴ {shùn cóng}

1. obedient
2. to comply
3. to submit
4. to defer

順帶〔顺带〕 seon⁶ daai³ {shùn dài}

1. (do sth) in passing
2. incidentally (while doing sth else)

順德〔顺-〕 seon⁶ dak¹ {Shùn dé}

Shunde district of Foshan city 佛山市, Guangdong

順當〔顺当〕 seon⁶ dong³ {shùn dang}

smoothly

順導〔顺导〕 seon⁶ dou⁶ {shùn dǎo}

1. to guide sth on its proper course
2. to guide towards profitable outcome

順道〔顺-〕 seon⁶ dou⁶ {shùn dào}

on the way

順化〔顺-〕 seon⁶ faa³ {Shùn huà}

Hue, city in central Vietnam and capital of Thua Thien province

順訪〔顺访〕 seon⁶ fong² {shùn fǎng}

to visit in passing

順服〔顺-〕 seon⁶ fuk⁶ {shùn fú}

to submit to

順風〔顺风〕 seon⁶ fung¹ {shùn fēng}

1. lit. tail wind
2. Bon voyage!

順境〔顺-〕 seon⁶ ging² {shùn jìng}

favorable circumstances

順行〔顺-〕 seon⁶ hang⁴ {shùn xíng}

1. circular motion in the same sense as the sun
2. clockwise

順口〔顺-〕 seon⁶ hau² {shùn kǒu}

1. to read smoothly (of text)
2. to blurt out (without thinking)
3. to suit one's taste (of food)

順氣〔顺气〕 seon⁶ hei³ {shùn qì}

1. nice
2. pleasant

順慶〔顺庆〕 seon⁶ hing³ {Shùn qìng}

Shunqing district of Nanchong city 南充市, Sichuan

順意〔顺-〕 seon⁶ ji³ {shùn yì}

1. pleasant
2. agreeable

順耳〔顺-〕 seon⁶ ji⁵ {shùn ěr}

pleasing to the ear

順義〔顺义〕 seon⁶ ji⁶ {Shùn yì}

Shunyi district of Beijing, formerly Shunyi county

順延〔顺-〕 seon⁶ jin⁴ {shùn yán}

1. to postpone
2. to procrastinate

順應〔顺应〕 seon⁶ jing³ {shùn yìng}

1. to comply
2. to conform to
3. in tune with
4. adapting to
5. to adjust to

順溜〔顺-〕 seon⁶ lau⁶ {shùn liu}

1. orderly
2. tidy
3. smooth

順利〔顺-〕 seon⁶ lei⁶ {shùn lì}

1. smoothly
2. without a hitch

順路〔顺-〕 seon⁶ lou⁶ {shùn lù}

1. by the way
2. while out doing sth else
3. conveniently

順民〔顺-〕 seon⁶ man⁴ {shùn mín}

1. docile subject (of new dynasty)
2. toady

順眼〔顺-〕 seon⁶ ngaan⁵ {shùn yǎn}

1. pleasing to the eye
2. nice to look at

順平〔顺-〕 seon⁶ ping⁴ {Shùn píng}

Shunping county in Baoding 保定, Hebei

順勢〔顺势〕 seon⁶ sai³ {shùn shì}

1. to take advantage
2. to seize an opportunity
3. in passing
4. without taking extra trouble
5. conveniently

順心〔顺-〕 seon⁶ sam¹ {shùn xīn}

1. happy
2. satisfactory

順手〔顺-〕 seon⁶ sau² {shùn shǒu}

1. easily
2. without trouble
3. while one is at it
4. in passing
5. handy

順水〔顺-〕 seon⁶ seoi² {shùn shuǐ}

with the current

順遂〔顺-〕 seon⁶ seoi⁶ {shùn suì}

1. everything is going smoothly
2. just as one wishes

順式〔顺-〕 seon⁶ sik¹ {shùn shì}

1. cis- (isomer) (chemistry)
2. see also 反式

順適〔顺适〕 seon⁶ sik¹ {shùn shì}

1. agreeable
2. to conform

順城〔顺-〕 seon⁶ sing⁴ {Shùn chéng}

Shuncheng district of Fushun city 撫順市, Liaoning

順坦〔顺-〕 seon⁶ taan² {shùn tan}

1. smoothly
2. as one expects

順位〔顺-〕 seon⁶ wai⁶ {shùn wèi}

1. rank
2. place
3. position

順和〔顺-〕 seon⁶ wo⁴ {shùn hé}

1. gentle
2. affable

順嘴〔顺-〕 seon⁶ zeoi² {shùn zuǐ}

1. to read smoothly (of text)
2. to blurt out (without thinking)
3. to suit one's taste (of food)

順序〔顺-〕 seon⁶ zeoi⁶ {shùn xù}

1. sequence
2. order

順敘〔顺叙〕 seon⁶ zeoi⁶ {shùn xù}

chronological narrative

順治〔顺-〕 seon⁶ zi⁶ {Shùn zhì}

reign name of second Qing emperor (1644-1662)

順著〔顺着〕 seon⁶ zoek⁶ {shùn zhe}

1. to follow
2. following
3. along

順德人〔顺--〕 seon⁶ dak¹ jan⁴ {shùn dé rén}

people from the Shunde district in in Guangdong, China

順風駛〔顺风驶〕 seon⁶ fung¹ sai² {}

(sail with the wind); to act according to circumstances without one's own opinion; to trim one's sails, meaning adapting to circumstances; to go with the tide; to change one's view according to circumstances; to act pragmatically and adapt to take advantage of the situation

順昌縣〔顺-县〕 seon⁶ coeng¹ jyun⁶ {Shùn chāng xiàn}

Shunchang county in Nanping 南平, Fujian

順德區〔顺-区〕 seon⁶ dak¹ keoi¹ {Shùn dé qū}

Shunde district of Foshan city 佛山市, Guangdong

順風車〔顺风车〕 seon⁶ fung¹ ce¹ {shùn fēng chē}

1. vehicle that gives one a free ride
2. (fig.) (ride on sb's) coattails
3. (take advantage of) an opportunity

順風耳〔顺风-〕 seon⁶ fung¹ ji⁵ {shùn fēng ěr}

1. sb with preternaturally good hearing (in fiction)
2. fig. a well-informed person

順口溜〔顺--〕 seon⁶ hau² lau⁶ {shùn kǒu liū}

1. popular piece of doggerel
2. common phrase repeated as a jingle

順慶區〔顺庆区〕 seon⁶ hing³ keoi¹ {Shùn qìng qū}

Shunqing district of Nanchong city 南充市, Sichuan

順河區〔顺-区〕 seon⁶ ho⁴ keoi¹ {Shùn hé qū}

Shunhe Hui district of Kaifeng city 開封市, Henan

順義區〔顺义区〕 seon⁶ ji⁶ keoi¹ {Shùn yì qū}

Shunyi district of Beijing, formerly Shunyi county

順平縣〔顺-县〕 seon⁶ ping⁴ jyun⁶ {Shùn píng xiàn}

Shunping county in Baoding 保定, Hebei

順手兒〔顺-儿〕 seon⁶ sau² ji⁴ {shùn shǒu r}

1. handy
2. convenient and easy to use
3. smoothly

順時針〔顺时针〕 seon⁶ si⁴ zam¹ {shùn shí zhēn}

clockwise

順城區〔顺-区〕 seon⁶ sing⁴ keoi¹ {Shùn chéng qū}

Shuncheng district of Fushun city 撫順市, Liaoning

順嘴兒〔顺-儿〕 seon⁶ zeoi² ji⁴ {shùn zuǐ r}

1. to read smoothly (of text)
2. to blurt out (without thinking)
3. to suit one's taste (of food)

順序數〔顺-数〕 seon⁶ zeoi⁶ sou³ {shùn xù shù}

ordinal number

順治帝〔顺--〕 seon⁶ zi⁶ dai³ {Shùn zhì dì}

Fulin Emperor Shunzhi (1638-1662), second Qing emperor, reigned 1644-1662

順帶一提〔顺带--〕 seon⁶ daai³ jat¹ tai⁴ {shùn dài yī tí}

by the way; incidentally; just to mention in passing

順風順水〔顺风顺-〕 seon⁶ fung¹ seon⁶ seoi² {shùn fēng shùn shuǐ}

drift with the wind and the current, means everything goes well; smooth sailing

順風轉舵〔顺风转-〕 seon⁶ fung¹ zyun² to⁴ {shùn fēng zhuǎn duò}

1. to act according to whatever is the current outlook
2. pragmatic
3. unprincipled

順應不良〔顺应--〕 seon⁶ jing³ bat¹ loeng⁴ {shùn yìng bù liáng}

1. inability to adjust
2. unable to adapt

順應天時〔顺应-时〕 seon⁶ jing³ tin¹ si⁴ {shùn yìng tiān shí}

going with nature and the seasons (TCM)

順其自然〔顺---〕 seon⁶ kei⁴ zi⁶ jin⁴ {shùn qí zì rán}

to let nature take its course (idiom)

順理成章〔顺---〕 seon⁶ lei⁵ sing⁴ zoeng¹ {shùn lǐ chéng zhāng}

1. logical
2. only to be expected
3. rational and clearly structured (of text)

順勢療法〔顺势疗-〕 seon⁶ sai³ liu⁴ faat³ {shùn shì liáo fǎ}

homeopathy (alternative medicine)

順手牽羊〔顺-牵-〕 seon⁶ sau² hin¹ joeng⁴ {shùn shǒu qiān yáng}

1. lit. to lead away a goat in passing (idiom); to steal sth under cover of an emergency
2. to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain

順水人情〔顺---〕 seon⁶ seoi² jan⁴ cing⁴ {shùn shuǐ rén qíng}

to do sb a favor at little cost

順水推船〔顺---〕 seon⁶ seoi² teoi¹ syun⁴ {shùn shuǐ tuī chuán}

1. lit. to push the boat with the current
2. fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit

順水推舟〔顺---〕 seon⁶ seoi² teoi¹ zau¹ {shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu}

1. lit. to push the boat with the current
2. fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit

順藤摸瓜〔顺---〕 seon⁶ tang⁴ mo² gwaa¹ {shùn téng mō guā}

1. lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon
2. to track sth following clues

順河回族區〔顺---区〕 seon⁶ ho⁴ wui⁴ zuk⁶ keoi¹ {Shùn hé Huí zú qū}

Shunhe Hui district of Kaifeng city 開封市, Henan

順得哥情失嫂意〔顺------〕 seon⁶ dak¹ go¹ cing⁴ sat¹ sou² ji³ {shùn de gē qíng shī sǎo yì}

to be the'pig in the middle'/ 'piggy in the middle'

順我者昌逆我者亡〔顺-------〕 seon⁶ ngo⁵ ze² coeng¹ jik⁶ ngo⁵ ze² mong⁴ {shùn wǒ zhě chāng nì wǒ zhě wáng}

submit to me and prosper, or oppose me and perish