顺利
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
顺利 (shùnlì) · smooth
顺利 (shùnlì) means “smooth; smoothly; successful”. It is written with 2 characters: 顺 (to submit to) + 利 (gains). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 顺利 is built
The characters
顺 shùn · to submit to
What 顺 is made of
- 川chuān — stream
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: 页 gives the meaning, 川 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
利 lì · gains
What 利 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: Harvesting 刂 grain 禾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
工作很顺利。Gōngzuò hěn shùnlì.Work is going smoothly.
考试顺利吗？Kǎoshì shùnlì ma?Did the exam go well?
Questions about 顺利
What does 顺利 mean?
顺利 (shùnlì) means “smooth; smoothly; successful”.
How do you pronounce 顺利?
顺利 is pronounced shùnlì.
Which HSK level is 顺利?
顺利 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 一路顺风yīlù shùnfēnghave a good trip
- 顺序shùnxùorder
- 顺便shùnbiànon the way
- 孝顺xiàoshunfilial
- 一帆风顺yīfānfēngshùnplain sailing
- 流利liúlìfluent
- 利用lìyòngto use
- 胜利shènglìvictory
- 有利yǒulìgood for
- 利息lìxīinterest (on money)
Learn 顺利 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 36: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.