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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 顺水推舟
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 顺水推舟 | shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu | - lit. to push the boat with the current - fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 34,025 | 54,293 | 52,683 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 顺 | shùn | - to obey - to follow - to arrange - to make reasonable - along - favorable |
| 水 | shuǐ | - surname Shui |
| 水 | 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 |
| 推 | tuī | - to push - to cut - to refuse - to reject - to decline - to shirk (responsibility) - to put off - to delay - to push forward - to nominate - to elect - massage |
| 舟 | zhōu | - boat |
Other Words Containing 顺水推舟
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 顺水推舟 | - | - | 34,025 | 54,293 | 52,683 |