順調

じゅんちょう · junchou · JLPT N3 · na-adj

doing well

順調 = in order (順) + tune/condition (調): everything running in tune

順 means following the proper order, as in 順番 (turn, sequence). 調 means tune or condition, as in 調子 (how something is running). Put together: things proceeding in order and in good tune, so going smoothly, doing well.

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