有條不紊

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Chinese

 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item
measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item; article
 not; no involved; tangled; disorder
trad. (有條不紊) 有 條 不 紊
simp. (有条不紊) 有 条 不 紊

Etymology

From the Book of Documents:

若網在綱，有條而不紊；若農服田，力穡乃亦有秋。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
若网在纲，有条而不紊；若农服田，力穑乃亦有秋。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE
Ruò wǎng zài gāng, yǒu tiáo ér bù wěn; ruò nóng fútián, lì sè nǎi yì yǒu qiū.
When the net has its line, there is order and not confusion; and when the husbandman labours upon his fields, and reaps with all his might, there is the (abundant) harvest.

Pronunciation

Idiom

有條不紊

  1. in perfect order; methodically arranged
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