水涨船高
shuǐ​zhǎng​chuán​gāo HSK7

to rise with the tide

  • created sense approved 水涨船高/水漲船高 · shuǐ​zhǎng​chuán​gāo · to rise with the tide — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    水涨船高 / 水漲船高

    shuǐ​zhǎng​chuán​gāo

    to rise with the tide

    literally meaning the boat rises with the water level; used as a metaphor for things that develop or improve according to the general situation, or for someone's status rising along with their superiors

    水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 涨 (literal) → 涨/漲 · zhǎng · to rise 船 (literal) → 船 · chuán · boat 高 (literal) → 高 · gāo · high

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