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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
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]
使 shǐ- to make
- to cause
- to enable
- to use
- to employ
- to send
- to instruct sb to do sth
- envoy
- messenger
duò- helm
- rudder

Other Words Containing 见风使舵

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo