顺水推船
shùn​shuǐ​tuī​chuán

to take advantage of a situation

  • created reference approved 顺水推船/順水推船 → 顺水推舟/順水推舟 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    顺水推船 / 順水推船 shùn​shuǐ​tuī​chuán

    顺水推舟 / 順水推舟 shùn​shuǐ​tuī​zhōu

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 顺水推船/順水推船 · shùn​shuǐ​tuī​chuán · to take advantage of a situation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    顺水推船 / 順水推船

    shùn​shuǐ​tuī​chuán

    to take advantage of a situation

    Literally "to push the boat with the current"; used to describe acting in a way that takes advantage of favorable circumstances for one's own benefit or to achieve a goal with ease

    顺水 (literal) → 顺水/順水 · shùn​shuǐ · downstream 推 (literal) → 推 · tuī · to push 船 (literal) → 船 · chuán · boat

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