水到渠成
shuǐ dào qú chéng
Pinyin

Definition

水到渠成
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shuǐ dào qú chéng
  1. lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)
  2. fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

dào
  1. 1 to (a place)
  2. 2 until (a time)
  3. 3 up to
  4. 4 to go
  5. 5 to arrive
  6. 6 (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
dào dǐ
  1. 1 finally
  2. 2 in the end
  3. 3 when all is said and done
  4. 4 after all
  5. 5 to the end
  6. 6 to the last
wán chéng
  1. 1 to complete
  2. 2 to accomplish
dé dào
  1. 1 to get
  2. 2 to obtain
  3. 3 to receive
xiǎng dào
  1. 1 to think of
  2. 2 to call to mind
  3. 3 to anticipate

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
  1. 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
  3. 3 to cling to one's course
一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
  1. 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be impartial