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Definition(s) for: 见风转舵

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
见风转舵 jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò - lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
- to be flexible and take advantage of the situation

List Ranking:

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
- - 72,718 - 94,416

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jiàn- to see
- to meet
- to appear (to be sth)
- to interview
- opinion
- view
xiàn- to appear
- also written 現|现[xian4]
fēng- wind
- news
- style
- custom
- manner
- CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
zhuǎi- see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]
zhuǎn- to turn
- to change direction
- to transfer
- to forward (mail)
- (Internet) to share (sb else's content)
zhuàn- to revolve
- to turn
- to circle about
- to walk about
- classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm
- classifier for repeated actions
duò- helm
- rudder

Other Words Containing 见风转舵

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
见风转舵 - - 72,718 - 94,416