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Definition(s) for: 水涨船高

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
水涨船高 shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo - the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend
- to develop according to the situation

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Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 53,813 25,757 41,295

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shuǐ- surname Shui
shuǐ- water
- (after a name) ... River
- to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4])
- (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
- (bound form) additional cost; extra income
- classifier for washings of a garment
zhǎng- to rise (of prices, rivers)
zhàng- to swell
- to distend
chuán- boat
- vessel
- ship
- CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]
chuán- variant of 船[chuan2]
gāo- surname Gao
gāo- high
- tall
- above average
- loud
- your (honorific)

Other Words Containing 水涨船高

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
水涨船高 - 9 53,813 25,757 41,295