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水到渠成 — “When conditions are ripe, success will naturally follow”

水到渠成 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When conditions are ripe, success will naturally follow”. Things will fall into place naturally. Literally, “Where water flows, a channel is formed”.

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水到渠成 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 水shuǐ
  • 到dào
  • 渠qú
  • 成chéng

水到渠成 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice
到
dào8arrive at or reach
渠
qú12waterway, canal, ditch
成
chéng7to become or succeed

Example Sentence with 水到渠成

只要前期准备工作充分,后期项目进展就会水到渠成,不必过于担忧。
As long as the preliminary preparations are sufficient, the project will naturally proceed smoothly later on, so there's no need to worry too much.

Idioms Related to 水到渠成

Synonyms of 水到渠成

  • guā瓜shú熟dì蒂luò落Success comes naturally when conditions are ripe
  • shùn顺lǐ理chéng成zhāng章logical, coherent, and natural

Antonyms of 水到渠成

  • gōng功bài败chuí垂chéng成fail at the brink of success

More idioms starting with 水

  • shuǐ水zhōng中zhuō捉yuè月chase an illusion
  • shuǐ水zhōng中lāo捞yuè月make futile efforts
  • shuǐ水zhōng中zhuó著yán盐blend in perfectly without a trace
  • shuǐ水rǔ乳zhī之qì契inseparable and harmonious relationship
  • shuǐ水rǔ乳jiāo交róng融blend perfectly together
  • shuǐ水pèi佩fēng风shang裳adorned with water and wind
  • shuǐ水guāng光shān山sè色picturesque natural landscapes
  • shuǐ水guāng光jiē接tiān天shimmering water merges with sky
  • shuǐ水jìng净é鹅fēi飞lose everything, utterly destitute
  • shuǐ水zé则zài载zhōu舟,,shuǐ水zé则fù覆zhōu舟What sustains can also destroy
  • shuǐ水dào到yú鱼xíng行When conditions are ripe, success follows naturally
  • shuǐ水shèng剩shān山cán残devastated landscape after calamity

Questions about 水到渠成

What does 水到渠成 mean?
水到渠成 (shuǐ dào qú chéng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When conditions are ripe, success will naturally follow”.
How do you pronounce 水到渠成?
水到渠成 is pronounced shuǐ dào qú chéng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 水到渠成 literally mean?
Literally, 水到渠成 means “Where water flows, a channel is formed”. It is used to mean “When conditions are ripe, success will naturally follow”.
What is the Chinese definition of 水到渠成?
渠:水道。水流到的地方自然形成一条水道。比喻条件成熟,事情自然会成功。
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