左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán

to have everything going one's way

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 49334th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to have everything going one's way
  2. 2. to benefit from both sides
  3. 3. lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
  4. 4. fig. to turn everything into gold

Characters

Character Meaning
左 zuǒ HSK 2
left; surname Zuo; the Left (politics)
右 yòu HSK 2
right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old)
逢 féng HSK 6
to meet by chance; to come across
源 yuán HSK 5
origin; source; root