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如鱼得水
如鱼得水 (rú yú dé shuǐ): Like a fish in water (idiom (chengyu)) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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如 • rú • like, as, if • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
rú
如
like, as, if
鱼 • yú • fish • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
yú
鱼
fish
得 • dé • to get; to obtain • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
dé
得
to get; to obtain
水 • shuǐ • water • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
shuǐ
水
water
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Example Sentences with 如鱼得水
Tā
他
dào
到
le
了
xīn
新
gōng
公
sī
司
，
gōng
工
zuò
作
qǐ
起
lái
来
rú
如
yú
鱼
dé
得
shuǐ
水
。
He felt like a fish in water working at the new company.
Zài
在
yīn
音
yuè
乐
jié
节
shàng
上
，
tā
她
tán
弹
qǐ
起
gāng
钢
qín
琴
lái
来
rú
如
yú
鱼
dé
得
shuǐ
水
。
At the music festival, she was in her element playing the piano.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 如鱼得水.
Words with
如
如果
rú guǒ
if
例如
lì rú
for example
比如
bǐ rú
for example; for instance; such as
不如
bù rú
it would be better to …not as good as
假如
jiǎ rú
if; supposing; in case
如下
rú xià
as follows
如今
rú jīn
nowadays; these days
如何
rú hé
how
Words with
鱼
钓鱼
diào yú
to fish (with line and hook)
鲨鱼
shā yú
shark
鲤鱼
lǐ yú
carp
鳄鱼
è yú
Crocodile
Words with
得
觉得
jué de
to think; feel
得分
dé fēn
to score
得到
dé dào
to get
懂得
dǒng de
to understand; to know; to comprehend
Words with
水
水果
shuǐ guǒ
fruit
水平
shuǐ píng
level
汽水
qì shuǐ
soda pop; carbonated soft drink
矿泉水
kuàng quán shuǐ
mineral water
咸鱼
xián yú
salted fish
大鱼
dà yú
big fish
捕鱼
bǔ yú
to fish; fishing
炸鱼
zhà yú
deep-fried fish; blast fish (with explosives)
认得
rèn de
to recognize
记得
jì de
to remember
值得
zhí de
worthy
取得
qǔ dé
to acquire; to get; to obtain
开水
kāi shuǐ
boiling water
水分
shuǐ fèn
moisture content
汗水
hàn shuǐ
sweat
泪水
lèi shuǐ
teardrop
