一帆风顺
yī fān fēng shùn
Pinyin

Definition

一帆风顺
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yī fān fēng shùn
  1. propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
  2. plain sailing
  3. to go smoothly
  4. have a nice trip!

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary
一一
yī yī
  1. 1 one by one
  2. 2 one after another
一下子
yī xià zi
  1. 1 in a short while
  2. 2 all at once
  3. 3 all of a sudden
一些
yī xiē
  1. 1 some
  2. 2 a few
  3. 3 a little
  4. 4 (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一共
yī gòng
  1. 1 altogether
一再
yī zài
  1. 1 repeatedly
一切
yī qiè
  1. 1 everything
  2. 2 every
  3. 3 all
一半
yī bàn
  1. 1 half
一同
yī tóng
  1. 1 along
  2. 2 together
一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
一大早
yī dà zǎo
  1. 1 at dawn
  2. 2 at first light
  3. 3 first thing in the morning
一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
一定
yī dìng
  1. 1 surely
  2. 2 certainly
  3. 3 necessarily
  4. 4 fixed
  5. 5 a certain (extent etc)
  6. 6 given
  7. 7 particular
  8. 8 must
一手
yī shǒu
  1. 1 a skill
  2. 2 mastery of a trade
  3. 3 by oneself
  4. 4 without outside help
一旦
yī dàn
  1. 1 in case (sth happens)
  2. 2 if
  3. 3 once (sth happens, then...)
  4. 4 when
  5. 5 in a short time
  6. 6 in one day
一早
yī zǎo
  1. 1 early in the morning
  2. 2 at dawn
一时
yī shí
  1. 1 a period of time
  2. 2 a while
  3. 3 for a short while
  4. 4 temporary
  5. 5 momentary
  6. 6 at the same time

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一个萝卜一个坑
yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng
  1. 1 lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. each person has his own position
  3. 3 each to his own
  4. 4 horses for courses
  5. 5 every kettle has its lid
一倡三叹
yī chàng sān tàn
  1. 1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一传十，十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
  1. 1 a new year begins (idiom)
一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
yī dāo qiē
  1. 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
  2. 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
  3. 3 one size fits all
一分一毫
yī fēn yī háo
  1. 1 a tiny bit (idiom)
  2. 2 an iota
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
  1. 1 one divides into two
  2. 2 to be two-sided
  3. 3 there are two sides to everything
  4. 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一切就绪
yī qiè jiù xù
  1. 1 everything in its place and ready (idiom)
一则以喜，一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
一呼百诺
yī hū bǎi nuò
  1. 1 one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call

Sample Sentences

你呀，哪来那么多愁善感。人生在世哪有一帆风顺没有挫折的，就像心电图啊，高低起伏才说明有活力。老人不是常说，“得之我幸，失之我命”，看开点儿，得失心别那么重，保持向上的姿态，那些烦心事就不足挂齿了。
nǐ ya ，nǎ lái nàme duōchóushàngǎn 。rénshēng zàishì nǎyǒu yīfánfēngshùn méiyǒu cuòzhé de ，jiù xiàng xīndiàntú ā ，gāodī qǐfú cái shuōmíng yǒu huólì 。lǎorén bùshì cháng shuō ，“dé zhī wǒ xìng ，shī zhī wǒ mìng ”，kàn kāi diǎnr ，déshī xīn bié nàme zhòng ，bǎochí xiàngshàng de zītài ，nàxiē fánxīnshì jiù bùzúguàchǐ le 。
Why so depressed? There's no such thing as a life that's all smooth sailing without any frustrations. It's like an ECG, it's only when there are ups and downs that you know you're alive. Don't old people always say, "to gain is luck, to lose is fate". Try to cheer up a bit, don't take gains and losses to heart. If you keep striving forward, your troubles aren't worth dwelling on.
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一帆风顺
yīfānfēngshùn
Smooth sailing.
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你有一个新的工作，祝你一帆风顺。
nǐ yǒu yī ge xīn de gōngzuò ，zhù nǐ yīfānfēngshùn 。
You have a new job. I hope everything goes smoothly for you.
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祝你旅途愉快，一帆风顺！
zhù nǐ lǚtú yúkuài ，yīfānfēngshùn ！
Have a good trip. Smooth sailing!
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今天到银行一帆风顺。
jīntiān dào yínháng yīfānfēngshùn 。
Things went really smoothly at the bank today.
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嗯？“一帆虫顺”？我看看，哦，是“一帆风顺”，意思是她祝你在中国的生活和工作都顺利！
ng4 ？“yīfānchóngshùn ”？wǒ kàn kan ，ò ，shì “yīfānfēngshùn ”，yìsi shì tā zhù nǐ zài Zhōngguó de shēnghuó hé gōngzuò dōu shùnlì ！
What? "一帆虫順"? Let me see... Oh, it's "Safe Journey!" it means she hopes that your job and everything go well for you in China!
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是普通朋友！哎？“一帆虫顺”，是什么意思啊？
shì pǔtōng péngyou ！āi ？“yīfānchóngshùn ”，shì shénme yìsi ā ？
She's just a normal friend! Huh? What does "一帆虫順" mean?
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一帆风顺！
yīfānfēngshùn ！
Smooth sailing!
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