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顺理成章

shùn lǐ chéng zhāng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 順理成章

顺理成章 (shùn lǐ chéng zhāng) means "logical; only to be expected; rational and clearly structured (of text)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 顺理成章 means

1. logical
2. only to be expected
3. rational and clearly structured (of text)

The characters in 顺理成章

• 顺shùnto obey; to follow; to arrange
• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 章zhāngchapter; section; clause

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