舵
duò
Pinyin
Definition
舵
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- helm
- rudder
Character Decomposition
Idioms (3)
见风使舵
- 1 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
- 2 to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
见风转舵
- 1 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
- 2 to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
随风倒舵
- 1 to trim one's sails with the wind
- 2 to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstances (idiom)
Sample Sentences
哼!叫大伙儿准备好武器,咱们跟它拼了!转舵!
Hmph! Tell the men to prepare the weapons. We're going all out! Turn the rudder!