shùn​shuǐ​xíng​chuán

to sail with the current

  • created sense approved 顺水行船/順水行船 · shùn​shuǐ​xíng​chuán · to sail with the current — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    顺水行船 / 順水行船

    shùn​shuǐ​xíng​chuán

    to sail with the current

    to take advantage of a favorable situation; to do something easily by following the trend

    顺水 (literal) → 顺水/順水 · shùn​shuǐ · downstream 行船 (literal) → 行船 · xíng​chuán · to sail a boat

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 顺水行船/順水行船 · shùn​shuǐ​xíng​chuán · to be opportunistic — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    顺水行船 / 順水行船

    shùn​shuǐ​xíng​chuán

    to be opportunistic

    to curry favor with those in power; to be sycophantic or flattering

    顺水 (literal) → 顺水/順水 · shùn​shuǐ · downstream 行船 (literal) → 行船 · xíng​chuán · to sail a boat

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense