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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 见风使舵
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 见风使舵 | jiàn fēng shǐ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 68,030 | 40,184 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 见 | jiàn | - to see - to meet - to appear (to be sth) - to interview - opinion - view |
| 见 | xiàn | - to appear - also written 現|现[xian4] |
| 风 | fēng | - wind - news - style - custom - manner - CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1] |
| 使 | shǐ | - to make - to cause - to enable - to use - to employ - to send - to instruct sb to do sth - envoy - messenger |
| 舵 | duò | - helm - rudder |
Other Words Containing 见风使舵
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 |
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