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顺水人情

shùn shuǐ rén qíngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to do sb a favor at little cost
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-320721f6b5dba451. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

順水人情 顺水人情 [shun4 shui3 ren2 qing2] /to do sb a favor at little cost/

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Other forms in these source records: 順水人情

  • 顺
    shùn

    to obey / to follow / to arrange / to make reasonable / along / favorable

  • 水
    shuǐ

    water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[huì shuǐ] and 水性[shuǐ xìng]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment

    Shuǐ

    surname Shui / Shui ethnic group

  • 人
  • 情
    qíng

    (bound form) feelings / emotion / sentiment / passion / (bound form) situation / condition

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.