如鱼得水 rú yú dé shuǐ

in one's element; in a perfect situation

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 19116th word

Definitions

  1. 1. like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings

Characters

Character Meaning
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
鱼 yú HSK 2
fish; surname Yu
得 dé HSK 2
link verb to result or degree; to get; must
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage