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顺水推舟
shùn​shuǐ​tuī​zhōu

to take advantage of a situation

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 顺水 順水 shùn​shuǐ
    downstream
    to go with the flow of the water or follow the direction of the current
  2. 推 tuī verb
    to push
    to move an object away or forward by applying pressure with the hands or a tool
  3. 舟 zhōu noun
    boat
    (bound form) boat; ship; vessel
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