# 顺理成章 (shùnlǐchéngzhāng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 顺理成章 (shùnlǐchéngzhāng) means “logical and natural outcome”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: logical and natural outcome
- Pinyin: shùnlǐchéngzhāng (shun4 li3 cheng2 zhang1)
- Traditional: 順理成章
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 努力了多年，他升职顺理成章。
  Nǔlìle duō nián, tā shēngzhí shùnlǐchéngzhāng.
  After years of hard work, his promotion came naturally.

## Characters

- [顺](https://hanziro.com/word/shun-smooth/) (shùn): smooth; along
- [理](https://hanziro.com/word/li-pay-attention/) (lǐ): to pay attention to; reason
- [成](https://hanziro.com/word/cheng-become/) (chéng): to become; to succeed
- [章](https://hanziro.com/word/zhang-chapter/) (zhāng): chapter; seal

https://hanziro.com/word/shun-li-cheng-zhang-logical-and-natural/

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