the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation
trad. 水漲船高
Also written 水漲船高【shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo】
Characters in this word
4水
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surname Shui, Shui ethnic group
- Pinyin
- Shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 807 of 2500
涨
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to rise (of prices, rivers)
- Pinyin
- zhǎng
- Traditional
- 漲
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 14658 of 2500
船
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variant of 船[chuan2]
- Pinyin
- chuán
- Traditional
- 舩
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 996 of 2500
高
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surname Gao
- Pinyin
- Gāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 681 of 2500