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水涨船高

shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāoㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄤˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄍㄠ

Traditional: 水漲船高

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

水涨船高 (shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo) means the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation.

Meaning(verb)

the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation

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Stroke order

4 strokes

surname Shui

10 strokes

to rise (of prices, rivers)

11 strokes

variant of 船

10 strokes

surname Gao