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Chengyu Series - Like a fish in water

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ID: 4510 Elementary
Chengyu are Chinese idioms that consist of four characters. In this Chengyu series, we will introduce simple Chengyu made up with all the characters that you already knew, and you can infer the actual meaning by looking at the separate characters! In this lesson, let’s take a look at the Chengyu with Water in them!
Mon Jan 25 2021 | Joe, Joy
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
如鱼得水 rúyúdéshuǐ like a fish back in water (idiom)
车水马龙 chēshuǐmǎlóng endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom), hustle and bustle
幸运 xìngyùn fortunate; lucky; fortune
遇到 yùdào to meet; to run into; to come across
如鱼得水
rúyúdéshuǐ
Like a fish in water.
Joe在KTV如鱼得水，因为他很会唱歌。
zài rúyúdéshuǐ ，yīnwèi tā hěn huì chànggē 。
Joe takes to KTV like a duck to water because he's good at singing.
老板很喜欢他，所以他在公司如鱼得水。
lǎobǎn hěn xǐhuan tā ，suǒyǐ tā zài gōngsī rúyúdéshuǐ 。
The boss likes him a lot so he is doing quite well in the company.
有你的帮忙我真是如鱼得水。
yǒu nǐ de bāngmáng wǒ zhēnshi rúyúdéshuǐ 。
With your help, I'm like a fish in water.
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