Read Edit View history 见风转舵 jiànfēngzhuǎnduò to see how the wind blows Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 见风转舵 見風轉舵 jiànfēngzhuǎnduò to see how the wind blows literally meaning to see the wind and set the helm; used to describe acting pragmatically or shifting one's stance based on the situation; often has a negative tone suggesting someone who changes their position to follow the side of power Frequency Movie subtitles 0.030 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.049 per million Cross-References Same as 看风使舵 kànfēngshǐduò顺风转舵 shùnfēngzhuǎnduòSynonym 见机行事 jiànjīxíngshì见风使帆 jiànfēngshǐfān趁风扬帆 chènfēngyángfān Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
见风转舵 見風轉舵 jiànfēngzhuǎnduò to see how the wind blows literally meaning to see the wind and set the helm; used to describe acting pragmatically or shifting one's stance based on the situation; often has a negative tone suggesting someone who changes their position to follow the side of power Frequency Movie subtitles 0.030 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.049 per million Cross-References Same as 看风使舵 kànfēngshǐduò顺风转舵 shùnfēngzhuǎnduòSynonym 见机行事 jiànjīxíngshì见风使帆 jiànfēngshǐfān趁风扬帆 chènfēngyángfān Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)