无往不利 wú wǎng bù lì always successful

Explanation

形容做事顺利，没有阻碍。

To describe someone who is successful in everything and encounters no obstacles.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，有个名叫李白的诗人，他年轻时便才华横溢，诗词歌赋样样精通。一次，他听说扬州城有一位著名的书法家，便决定前往拜访。路上，他遇到了各种挑战：暴雨、迷路、甚至遭遇了山贼。然而，李白凭借着过人的智慧和勇气，一一克服了这些困难，最终顺利到达扬州，拜见了书法家，并结下了深厚的友谊。他的经历，就如同这句“无往不利”，所到之处，皆能逢凶化吉，取得成功。后来，李白在诗歌创作上更是突飞猛进，他的诗篇被传诵至今，成为了中国文学史上的一颗璀璨明珠。

huà shuō táng cháo shí qī, yǒu gè míng jiào lǐ bái de shī rén, tā nián qīng shí biàn cái huá héng yì, shī cí gē fù yàng yàng jīng tōng。yī cì, tā tīng shuō yáng zhōu chéng yǒu yī wèi zhù míng de shū fǎ jiā, biàn jué dìng qián wǎng bài fǎng。lù shàng, tā yù dào le gè zhǒng tiǎo zhàn：bào yǔ, mí lù, shèn zhì zāo yù le shān zéi。rán ér, lǐ bái píng jiè zhe guò rén de zhì huì hé yǒng qì, yī yī kè fú le zhè xiē kùn nán, zhōng yú shùnlì dào dá yáng zhōu, bài jiàn le shū fǎ jiā, bìng jié xià le shēn hòu de yǒuyì。tā de jīng lì, jiù rú tóng zhè jù “wú wǎng bù lì”, suǒ dào zhī chù, jiē néng féng xiōng huà jí, qǔ dé chéng gōng。hòu lái, lǐ bái zài shī gē chuàng zuò shàng gèng shì tū fēi mǎn jìn, tā de shī piān bèi chuán sòng zhì jīn, chéng wéi le zhōng guó wén xué shǐ shàng de yī kē cuì càn míng zhū。

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a poet named Li Bai, who was exceptionally talented from a young age, proficient in poetry, songs, and calligraphy. Once, he heard about a famous calligrapher in Yangzhou and decided to visit him. On his journey, he encountered various challenges: heavy rain, getting lost, and even bandits. However, Li Bai, with his extraordinary wisdom and courage, overcame these difficulties one by one, finally reaching Yangzhou and meeting the calligrapher, forging a deep friendship. His experience is like the idiom "wú wǎng bù lì", wherever he went, he was able to turn danger into safety and achieve success. Later, Li Bai made rapid progress in his poetry, his works passed down to this day, becoming a shining pearl in the history of Chinese literature.

Usage

用于形容做事顺利，没有阻碍。

yòng yú xíngróng zuò shì shùnlì, méiyǒu zǔ'ài。

Used to express that something proceeds successfully without obstacles.

Examples

• 他做事总是无往不利，真让人羡慕。

  tā zuò shì zǒng shì wú wǎng bù lì, zhēn ràng rén xiànmù。

  He is always successful in everything he does, which is really enviable.

• 凭借他的才能和努力，这次项目一定无往不利。

  píng jiè tā de cáinéng hé nǔ lì, zhè cì xiàngmù yīdìng wú wǎng bù lì。

  With his talent and efforts, this project will surely be successful.

Related Idioms

• 势如破竹

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Opposite Idioms

• 处处碰壁

• 屡屡受挫