natural success when conditions ripe; fall into place
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
when conditions are ripe, success comes naturally; when water flows, a channel is formed
Used to describe a situation where sufficient preparation or favorable conditions make success inevitable without forced effort. Often used as a predicate or attributive modifier.
Zhǐ只
yào要
wǒ我
men们
zhǔn准
bèi备
chōng充
fèn分
，
chéng成
gōng功
jiù就
huì会
shuǐ水
dào到
qú渠
chéng成
。
As long as we prepare adequately, success will come naturally.
Jīng经
guò过
shí十
nián年
de的
jì技
shù术
jī积
lěi累
，
gōng公
sī司
shàng上
shì市
yǐ已
shì是
shuǐ水
dào到
qú渠
chéng成
de的
shì事
。
After ten years of technical accumulation, the company's IPO is an inevitable outcome.
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Tā他
cóng从
bù不
jí急
yú于
qiú求
chéng成
，
xiāng相
xìn信
gōng功
dào到
zì自
rán然
chéng成
，
shuǐ水
dào到
qú渠
chéng成
。
He never rushes for quick results, believing that effort leads to natural success, like water forming a channel.