顺风车
shùn fēng chē
Pinyin

Definition

顺风车
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shùn fēng chē
  1. vehicle that gives one a free ride
  2. (fig.) (ride on sb's) coattails
  3. (take advantage of) an opportunity

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上车
shàng chē
  1. 1 to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
下车
xià chē
  1. 1 to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
公交车
gōng jiāo chē
  1. 1 public transport vehicle
  2. 2 town bus
  3. 3 CL:輛|辆[liàng]
公车
gōng chē
  1. 1 bus
  2. 2 abbr. for 公共汽車|公共汽车[gōng gòng qì chē]
  3. 3 car belonging to an organization and used by its members (government car, police car, company car etc)
  4. 4 abbr. for 公務用車|公务用车[gōng wù yòng chē]
出租车
chū zū chē
  1. 1 taxi
  2. 2 (Tw) rental car
列车
liè chē
  1. 1 (railway) train
坐车
zuò chē
  1. 1 to take the car, bus, train etc
堵车
dǔ chē
  1. 1 traffic jam
  2. 2 (of traffic) to get congested
塞车
sāi chē
  1. 1 traffic jam
微风
wēi fēng
  1. 1 breeze
  2. 2 light wind
汽车
qì chē
  1. 1 car
  2. 2 automobile
  3. 3 bus
  4. 4 CL:輛|辆[liàng]
火车
huǒ chē
  1. 1 train
  2. 2 CL:列[liè],節|节[jié],班[bān],趟[tàng]
火车票
huǒ chē piào
  1. 1 train ticket
火车站
huǒ chē zhàn
  1. 1 train station
自行车
zì xíng chē
  1. 1 bicycle
  2. 2 bike
  3. 3 CL:輛|辆[liàng]
车
Chē
  1. 1 surname Che
车子
chē zi
  1. 1 car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)
车票
chē piào
  1. 1 ticket (for a bus or train)
车祸
chē huò
  1. 1 traffic accident
  2. 2 car crash
  3. 3 CL:場|场[cháng]
车站
chē zhàn
  1. 1 rail station
  2. 2 bus stop
  3. 3 CL:處|处[chù],個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

一帆风顺
yī fān fēng shùn
  1. 1 propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
  2. 2 plain sailing
  3. 3 to go smoothly
  4. 4 have a nice trip!
一路顺风
yī lù shùn fēng
  1. 1 to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
  1. 1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
  1. 1 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
什么风把你吹来的
shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de
  1. 1 What brings you here? (idiom)
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
借东风
jiè dōng fēng
  1. 1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use sb's help
伤风败俗
shāng fēng bài sú
  1. 1 offending public morals (idiom)
光风霁月
guāng fēng jì yuè
  1. 1 lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
  2. 2 period of peace and prosperity
  3. 3 noble and benevolent character
两袖清风
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
  1. 1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
  2. 2 uncorrupted
  3. 3 unsoiled by corrupt practices
前车之覆，后车之鉴
qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn
  1. 1 lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
  2. 2 learn from past mistake
  3. 3 once bitten twice shy
前车之鉴
qián chē zhī jiàn
  1. 1 to learn a lesson from the mistakes of one's predecessor (idiom)
千依百顺
qiān yī bǎi shùn
  1. 1 totally submissive (idiom)
只欠东风
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
  1. 1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
叱咤风云
chì zhà fēng yún
  1. 1 lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world
  2. 2 all-powerful
呼风唤雨
hū fēng huàn yǔ
  1. 1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers
  2. 2 fig. to stir up troubles
唤雨呼风
huàn yǔ hū fēng
  1. 1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom)
  2. 2 to exercise magical powers
  3. 3 fig. to stir up troubles
  4. 4 also 呼風喚雨|呼风唤雨[hū fēng huàn yǔ]
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
  1. 1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福
tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú
  1. 1 fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
天雨顺延
tiān yǔ shùn yán
  1. 1 weather permitting (idiom)

Sample Sentences

所以啊，我们正好可以搭上政府这趟顺风车，在非洲大干一场。有政府做靠山我们还怕什么？
suǒyǐ a ，wǒmen zhènghǎo kěyǐ dāshàng zhèngfǔ zhè tàng shùnfēngchē ，zài fēizhōu dàgànyī chǎng 。yǒu zhèngfǔ zuò kàoshān wǒmen hái pà shénme ？
Therefore, we have a great opportunity to jump onboard with the government and go all out in Africa. Who do we have to fear with the government as our backer?
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