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水涨船高

shuǐzhǎng-chuángāo

Traditional: 水漲船高

the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend

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Meaning of 水涨船高 in English

shuǐzhǎng-chuángāoHSK 7–9Syllabus #9222
  1. the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend
  2. to develop according to the situation

Characters

水 on its own →
shuǐ · water

HSK words with 水

水HSK 1水果HSK 1水平HSK 3矿泉水HSK 3汽水HSK 4汗水HSK 5降水HSK 5开水HSK 5泪水HSK 5水分HSK 5
涨 on its own →
zhǎng · to rise (of prices, rivers)

HSK words with 涨

涨HSK 5上涨HSK 5涨价HSK 5高涨HSK 7–9涨幅HSK 7–9
船 on its own →
chuán · boat

HSK words with 船

船HSK 3船只HSK 6轮船HSK 6船舶HSK 7–9帆船HSK 7–9飞船HSK 7–9游船HSK 7–9渔船HSK 7–9
高 on its own →
gāo · high

HSK words with 高

高兴HSK 1高HSK 2高中HSK 2高铁HSK 3身高HSK 3提高HSK 3高价HSK 4高考HSK 4高速HSK 4高温HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences