lit. to push the boat with the current; fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit
trad. 順水推舟
Also written 順水推舟【shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu】
Characters in this word
4顺
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to obey, to follow, to arrange, to make reasonable, along, favorable
- Pinyin
- shùn
- Traditional
- 順
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 19020 of 2500
水
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surname Shui, Shui ethnic group
- Pinyin
- Shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 807 of 2500
推
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to push, to cut, to refuse, to reject, to decline, to shirk (responsibility), to put off, to delay, to push forward, to nominate, to elect, massage
- Pinyin
- tuī
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 2207 of 2500
舟
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boat
- Pinyin
- zhōu
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 33083 of 2500