順
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shùn · to submit to, to obey, to go along with

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12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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頁Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 順

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Example sentences

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Wǒ huì zài huí jiā lùshang shùn biàn qù nǐ jiā.我會在回家路上順便去你家。

I'll stop by your place on my way home.

Source: Tatoeba #5911624 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ huí jiā tú zhōng shùn dào lái kàn kàn wǒ ba.你回家途中順道來看看我吧。

Please drop in at my house on your way home.

Source: Tatoeba #417749 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ ràng wǒ kàn dào le yí qiè shùn lì shí de yàng zǐ.你讓我看到了一切順利時的樣子。

You opened up my eyes to what it's like when everything is right.

Source: Tatoeba #13116268 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dé dào tā de bāng zhù, wǒ de gōng zuò xiàn zài hěn shùn lì.得到他的幫助,我的工作現在很順利。

Thanks to his help, my work is going well now.

Source: Tatoeba #864537 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ dé shùn biàn gěi nǐ jiǎng jiàn shì.我得順便給你講件事。

Incidentally, I have to tell you something.

Source: Tatoeba #8726141 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shùn zhù nǐ de gǎn jué zǒu ba!順著你的感覺走吧!

Just follow your heart.

Source: Tatoeba #436011 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 順 in context

  1. Say shùn, then recall the core meaning: to submit to, to obey, to go along with.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 順 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.