Word information
Simplified水涨船高
Traditional水漲船高
Pinyinshuǐzhǎng-chuángāo
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
水涨船高
shuǐzhǎng-chuángāo · the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation
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