shuǐ dào qú chéng

水到渠成 (shuǐ dào qú chéng) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom); fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)
  2. 2fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally

Characters in 水到渠成

水shuǐ · water到dào · to reach; to arrive渠jù · how can it be that?成chéng · to succeed

Related words

到to reach; to arrive看到to see找到to find成to succeed成surname Cheng得到to get; to obtain; to receive见到to see到底finally成为to become; to turn into水water水surname Shui听到to hear

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