水到渠成
shuǐ dào qú chéng
Pinyin
Definition
水到渠成
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- lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)
- fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to (a place)
- 2 until (a time)
- 3 up to
- 4 to go
- 5 to arrive
- 6 (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
- 1 finally
- 2 in the end
- 3 when all is said and done
- 4 after all
- 5 to the end
- 6 to the last
- 1 to complete
- 2 to accomplish
- 1 to get
- 2 to obtain
- 3 to receive
- 1 to think of
- 2 to call to mind
- 3 to anticipate
Idioms (20)
一失足成千古恨
- 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一成不变
- 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
- 2 stuck in a rut
一条路走到黑
- 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
- 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
- 3 to cling to one's course
一清如水
- 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一碗水端平
- 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
- 2 fig. to be impartial