顺理成章

• Pinyin: shùn lǐ chéng zhāng
• Desglose de hanzi: 顺 = 川 + 页; 理 = 王 (king) + 里 (village) — governing principles; 成 = 戊 (weapon) + 丁 (nail) — completion; 章 = 音 (sound) + 十 (ten) — a complete composition

Significado

ser lo lógico y natural; resultar consecuente

A four-character idiom (成语) used to express that an outcome or conclusion is the natural, inevitable result of circumstances. Often used to justify decisions or narrate progressions in both formal writing and educated speech.

Ejemplos

1. 经过多年的努力奋斗，他顺理成章地成为了公司的技术总监。
2. 前期调研充分，方案设计合理，项目能够顺利推进也是顺理成章的事。
3. 双方合作多年，感情深厚，最终走到一起也算顺理成章。

Guía de uso

Contexto: argument, narrative, formal-writing, logic

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 前任总监退休后，长期主持工作的副总监顺理成章地接任了领导职位。(After the former director retired, the deputy director who had long been in charge naturally and logically assumed the leadership position.)
• 经过一系列详尽的论证，委员会顺理成章地批准了这项基础设施投资计划。(Following a series of thorough deliberations, the committee naturally approved the infrastructure investment plan as a logical outcome.)

Incorrecto

• 不能用 顺理成章 形容偶然或意外的结果 — the idiom specifically implies a logical, predictable outcome; use 出乎意料 for unexpected results

Origen e historia

成语: 顺 (follow) + 理 (logic, principle) + 成 (become) + 章 (pattern, order) — following principle leads to orderly results

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal