shùn顺accordlǐ理principlechéng成becomezhāng章chapter
Logical; naturally follows; be logical and well reasoned.
Literal meaning
accord (顺) — principle (理) — become (成) — chapter (章)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase describing something that happens logically and naturally.
Examples
Tā他nǔ努lì力xué学xí习，kǎo考shàng上dà大xué学shì是shùn顺lǐ理chéng成zhāng章de的shì事。
He studied hard, so it was logical that he got into university.
Yīn因wèi为zhǔn准bèi备chōng充fèn分，suǒ所yǐ以yǎn演chū出chéng成gōng功shì是shùn顺lǐ理chéng成zhāng章de的。
Because he was well prepared, the success of the performance was a natural result.
Usage & nuances
Describes something that is logical and expected.
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