顺

• 拼音: shùn
• 汉字拆解: 顺 = 川 (river) + 页 (head) — flowing smoothly like a river

含义

Along; following; smooth; in order. As a verb: to follow, to obey, or to do something conveniently.

A highly versatile word expressing smoothness, compliance, or doing something in passing. As an adjective, it means smooth or going well. As a preposition, it means along or following. As a verb, it means to go along with or do something conveniently while doing something else. Common in 顺便 (conveniently), 顺利 (smoothly).

例句

1. 沿着这条路一直往前走，顺着河走就能到。
2. 你出门的时候顺便帮我寄一下这封信。
3. 最近工作很顺，心情也好了很多。

用法指南

语境: directions, favors, describing situations

语气: casual

正确说法

• 顺便问一下，你明天有空吗？(By the way, are you free tomorrow?)
• 一切都很顺利。(Everything is going smoothly.)

错误说法

• 我顺他说的话。(Use 顺着 or 听从 — 顺 alone needs proper grammatical structure)

起源与历史

Composed of 川 (river) and 页 (head/page). Rivers flow smoothly in one direction, symbolizing following along or smooth progress.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal