如鱼得水 (rú yú dé shuǐ): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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如鱼得水
如鱼得水
(rú yú dé shuǐ): Like a fish in water — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
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
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 如鱼得水.
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
4.
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
tā
他
huàn
换
le
了
xīn
新
gōng
工
zuò
作
hòu
后
,
rú
如
zài
在
zhè
这
ge
个
tuán
团
duì
队
lǐ
里
,
tā
她
rú
如
tā
他
cóng
从
xiǎo
小
jiù
就
xǐ
喜
huan
欢
huà
画
huà
画
,
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.
yú
鱼
dé
得
shuǐ
水
,
hěn
很
kuài
快
jiù
就
zuò
做
chū
出
le
了
chéng
成
jì
绩
。
After changing to a new job, he felt like a fish in water and quickly achieved results.
yú
鱼
dé
得
shuǐ
水
,
chōng
充
fèn
分
fā
发
huī
挥
le
了
zì
自
jǐ
己
de
的
cái
才
néng
能
。
In this team, she is in her element, fully utilizing her talents.
jìn
进
rù
入
yì
艺
shù
术
xué
学
xiào
校
hòu
后
gèng
更
shì
是
rú
如
yú
鱼
dé
得
shuǐ
水
。
He loved painting since childhood, and after entering art school, he was even more in his element.