水涨船高/水漲船高 shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo — the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend

Meanings

1. 1

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

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

   verb

Character breakdown

• 水

  shuǐ (third tone, dipping)

  water

  4 strokesRadical 水
• 高

  gāo (first tone, high and level)

  tall, high; (of a level, price or standard) high; Gao, a surname

  10 strokesRadical 高

Words containing 水

• 水shuǐ (third tone, dipping)water
• 水平shuǐpíng (third tone, dipping)level, standard, proficiency
• 水果shuǐguǒ (third tone, dipping)fruit
• 香水xiāng (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)perfume
• 水泥shuǐ (third tone, dipping) ní (second tone, rising)cement
• 水晶shuǐ (third tone, dipping) jīng (first tone, high and level)crystal
• 水面shuǐ (third tone, dipping) miàn (fourth tone, falling)water surface
• 热水/熱水rè (fourth tone, falling) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)hot water
• 水准/水準shuǐ (third tone, dipping) zhǔn (third tone, dipping)level (of achievement etc)
• 薪水xīn (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)salary
• 泪水/淚水lèi (fourth tone, falling) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)teardrop
• 洪水hóng (second tone, rising) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)deluge
• 口水kǒu (third tone, dipping) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)saliva
• 海水hǎi (third tone, dipping) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)seawater
• 污水wū (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)sewage
• 水管shuǐ (third tone, dipping) guǎn (third tone, dipping)water pipe
• 水源shuǐ (third tone, dipping) yuán (second tone, rising)water source
• 水库/水庫shuǐ (third tone, dipping) kù (fourth tone, falling)reservoir

Words containing 高

• 高gāo (first tone, high and level)tall (of people); high
• 提高tígāo (second tone, rising)to raise, to improve (a level or a standard)
• 高兴/高興gāoxìng (first tone, high and level)happy, glad, pleased
• 高中gāo (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)senior high school
• 高级/高級gāo (first tone, high and level) jí (second tone, rising)high level
• 高度gāo (first tone, high and level) dù (fourth tone, falling)height
• 高速gāo (first tone, high and level) sù (fourth tone, falling)high speed
• 高手gāo (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)expert
• 高潮gāo (first tone, high and level) cháo (second tone, rising)high tide
• 高层/高層gāo (first tone, high and level) céng (second tone, rising)high-rise
• 身高shēn (first tone, high and level) gāo (first tone, high and level)(a person's) height
• 高档/高檔gāo (first tone, high and level) dàng (fourth tone, falling)superior quality
• 高贵/高貴gāo (first tone, high and level) guì (fourth tone, falling)grandeur
• 高于/高於gāo (first tone, high and level) yú (second tone, rising)greater than
• 高尚gāo (first tone, high and level) shàng (fourth tone, falling)noble
• 高峰gāo (first tone, high and level) fēng (first tone, high and level)peak
• 升高shēng (first tone, high and level) gāo (first tone, high and level)to raise
• 高跟鞋gāo (first tone, high and level) gēn (first tone, high and level) xié (second tone, rising)high-heeled shoes