See How Fast You Can Learn Chinese

Try our interactive spaced repetition demo—study your first words in 60 seconds

Interactive demo Takes 60 seconds No sign-up needed

Studying for the HSK? Don't like subscriptions? Try our one-time HSK Study Access package for $9.99 (PPP available).

Learn More

shùn
HSK 3.0 Level 6

Sign in to save this word to your study lists.

Definitions

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

Example Sentences

1 shown
你很 眼。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9432375)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 顺

顺河回族区
shùn hé huí zú qū

Shunhe Hui district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[kāi fēng shì], Henan

笔顺
bǐ shùn

stroke order (when writing Chinese character)

顺产
shùn chǎn

to give birth without complications

长顺县
cháng shùn xiàn

Changshun county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[qián nán zhōu], Guizhou

顺手牵羊
shùn shǒu qiān yáng

lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom)

顺坦
shùn tan

smoothly

恭顺
gōng shùn

deferential

顺理成章
shùn lǐ chéng zhāng

logical

顺当
shùn dang

smoothly

直顺
zhí shùn

straight and smooth (hair etc)

顺藤摸瓜
shùn téng mō guā

lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon

顺义
shùn yì

Shunyi district of Beijing, formerly Shunyi county

顺气
shùn qì

nice

永顺县
yǒng shùn xiàn

Yongshun County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu]

顺化
shùn huà

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

旅顺港
lǚ shùn gǎng

Lüshun port, on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula

同花大顺
tóng huā dà shùn

royal flush (poker)

归顺
guī shùn

to surrender and pay allegiance to

天顺
tiān shùn

Tianshun Emperor, reign name of eighth Ming Emperor 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[zhū qí zhèn] (1427-1464), reigned 1457-1464, temple name Yingzong 英宗[yīng zōng]

顺意
shùn yì

pleasant

拿顺
ná shùn

Nashon (son of Amminadab)

顺德
shùn dé

Shunde District of Foshan City 佛山市[fó shān shì], Guangdong

顺次
shùn cì

in order

顺和
shùn hé

gentle

同花顺
tóng huā shùn

straight flush (poker)

桀骜不顺
jié ào bù shùn

see 桀驁不馴|桀骜不驯[jié ào bù xùn]

顺应
shùn yìng

to comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to

顺势疗法
shùn shì liáo fǎ

homeopathy (alternative medicine)

畅顺
chàng shùn

smooth

顺境
shùn jìng

favorable circumstances

顺访
shùn fǎng

to visit in passing

顺潮
shùn cháo

favorable tide

顺水人情
shùn shuǐ rén qíng

to do sb a favor at little cost

旅顺口区
lǚ shùn kǒu qū

Lüshunkou district of Dalian city 大連市|大连市, Liaoning

安顺
ān shùn

Anshun prefecture-level city in Guizhou 貴州|贵州[guì zhōu]

顺势
shùn shì

to take advantage

顺平
shùn píng

Shunping county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

逊顺
xùn shùn

modest and obedient

一帆风顺
yī fān fēng shùn

propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)

顺差
shùn chā

(trade or budget) surplus

顺昌县
shùn chāng xiàn

Shunchang county in Nanping 南平[nán píng], Fujian

顺眼
shùn yǎn

pleasing to the eye; nice to look at

顺水
shùn shuǐ

with the current

顺应天时
shùn yìng tiān shí

going with nature and the seasons (TCM)

顺风耳
shùn fēng ěr

sb with preternaturally good hearing (in fiction)

顺庆区
shùn qìng qū

Shunqing district of Nanchong city 南充市[nán chōng shì], Sichuan

顺路
shùn lù

by the way

柔顺
róu shùn

gentle and agreeable

先后顺序
xiān hòu shùn xù

order of priority

顺水推船
shùn shuǐ tuī chuán

lit. to push the boat with the current

顺应不良
shùn yìng bù liáng

inability to adjust

顺遂
shùn suì

everything is going smoothly

旅顺
lǚ shùn

Lüshun

永顺
yǒng shùn

Yongshun County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu]

顺手
shùn shǒu

easily

孝顺
xiào shùn

filial

柔顺剂
róu shùn jì

fabric softener

顺畅
shùn chàng

smooth and unhindered

顺子
shùn zi

a straight (poker, mahjong)

名不正言不顺
míng bu zhèng yán bu shùn

(of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred

顺导
shùn dǎo

to guide sth on its proper course

富顺
fù shùn

Fushun county in Zigong 自貢|自贡[zì gòng], Sichuan

应天顺时
yìng tiān shùn shí

lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven

和顺
hé shùn

Heshun county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi

顺服
shùn fú

to submit to

顺式
shùn shì

cis- (isomer) (chemistry)

顺昌
shùn chāng

Shunchang county in Nanping 南平[nán píng], Fujian

驯顺
xùn shùn

tame

顺民
shùn mín

docile subject (of new dynasty)

顺利
shùn lì

smoothly; without a hitch

乖顺
guāi shùn

obedient (colloquial)

顺磁
shùn cí

paramagnetic

和顺县
hé shùn xiàn

Heshun county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi

顺庆
shùn qìng

Shunqing district of Nanchong city 南充市[nán chōng shì], Sichuan

丰顺
fēng shùn

Fengshun county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong

依顺
yī shùn

to comply

顺风
shùn fēng

lit. tail wind

贸易顺差
mào yì shùn chā

trade surplus

敖顺
áo shùn

Ao Shun, Dragon King of the North Sea in 西遊記|西游记[xī yóu jì]

名正言顺
míng zhèng yán shùn

in a way that justifies the use of the term

顺治帝
shùn zhì dì

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

通顺
tōng shùn

smooth

字母顺序
zì mǔ shùn xù

alphabetical order

不顺
bù shùn

unfavorable

顺河区
shùn hé qū

Shunhe Hui district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[kāi fēng shì], Henan

顺叙
shùn xù

chronological narrative

顺性别
shùn xìng bié

cisgender

看不顺眼
kàn bù shùn yǎn

unpleasant to the eye

顺耳
shùn ěr

pleasing to the ear

顺口溜
shùn kǒu liū

popular piece of doggerel

顺风车
shùn fēng chē

vehicle that gives one a free ride

顺稿
shùn gǎo

to edit a text for readability

顺我者昌逆我者亡
shùn wǒ zhě chāng nì wǒ zhě wáng

submit to me and prosper, or oppose me and perish

顺嘴
shùn zuǐ

to read smoothly (of text)

平顺
píng shùn

Pingshun, county in Shanxi

富顺县
fù shùn xiàn

Fushun county in Zigong 自貢|自贡[zì gòng], Sichuan

顺义区
shùn yì qū

Shunyi district of Beijing, formerly Shunyi county

唐顺宗
táng shùn zōng

Emperor Shunzong of Tang (761-806), reign name of eleventh Tang emperor Li Song 李誦|李诵[lǐ sòng], reigned 805-806

丰顺县
fēng shùn xiàn

Fengshun county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong

安顺地区
ān shùn dì qū

Anshun prefecture in Guizhou

顺序
shùn xù

sequence

顺其自然
shùn qí zì rán

to let nature take its course (idiom)

顺德区
shùn dé qū

Shunde District of Foshan City 佛山市[fó shān shì], Guangdong

顺带一提
shùn dài yī tí

by the way

顺溜
shùn liu

orderly

逆来顺受
nì lái shùn shòu

to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it

顺时针
shùn shí zhēn

clockwise

低眉顺眼
dī méi shùn yǎn

docile; submissive

顺序数
shùn xù shù

ordinal number

泰顺
tài shùn

Taishun county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[wēn zhōu], Zhejiang

节哀顺变
jié āi shùn biàn

restrain your grief, accept fate (condolence phrase)

顺延
shùn yán

to postpone

顺带
shùn dài

(do sth) in passing

顺城
shùn chéng

Shuncheng district of Fushun city 撫順市|抚顺市, Liaoning

天雨顺延
tiān yǔ shùn yán

weather permitting (idiom)

顺适
shùn shì

agreeable

抚顺县
fǔ shùn xiàn

Fushun county in Fushun 撫順|抚顺, Liaoning

顺口
shùn kǒu

to read smoothly (of text)

顺行
shùn xíng

circular motion in the same sense as the sun

顺水推舟
shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu

lit. to push the boat with the current

长顺
cháng shùn

Changshun county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[qián nán zhōu], Guizhou

千依百顺
qiān yī bǎi shùn

totally submissive (idiom)

顺治
shùn zhì

reign name of second Qing emperor (1644-1662)

顺从
shùn cóng

obedient

风调雨顺
fēng tiáo yǔ shùn

favorable weather (idiom); good weather for crops

顺山倒
shùn shān dǎo

Timber! (lumberjack's warning call)

顺滑
shùn huá

smooth

旅顺口
lǚ shùn kǒu

Lüshunkou district of Dalian city 大連市|大连市, Liaoning

平顺县
píng shùn xiàn

Pingshun county, Shanxi

顺着
shùn zhe

to follow

理顺
lǐ shùn

to straighten out

安顺市
ān shùn shì

Anshun prefecture-level city in Guizhou 貴州|贵州[guì zhōu]

顺便
shùn biàn

conveniently

一路顺风
yī lù shùn fēng

to have a pleasant journey (idiom)

顺道
shùn dào

on the way

顺位
shùn wèi

rank

泰顺县
tài shùn xiàn

Taishun county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[wēn zhōu], Zhejiang

顺心
shùn xīn

happy

顺城区
shùn chéng qū

Shuncheng district of Fushun city 撫順市|抚顺市, Liaoning

承顺
chéng shùn

to comply with

顺平县
shùn píng xiàn

Shunping county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

抚顺
fǔ shùn

Fushun prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[liáo níng shěng] in northeast China

顺斜
shùn xié

(geology) cataclinal

百依百顺
bǎi yī bǎi shùn

docile and obedient

抚顺市
fǔ shùn shì

Fushun prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[liáo níng shěng] in northeast China

顺风转舵
shùn fēng zhuǎn duò

to act according to whatever is the current outlook

随顺
suí shùn

to follow

温顺
wēn shùn

docile