duò
Pinyin

Definition

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duò
  1. helm
  2. rudder

Character Decomposition

Related Words (6)

duò
  1. 1 helm
  2. 2 rudder
zhǎng duò
  1. 1 to steer (a ship)
duò shǒu
  1. 1 helmsman
jiàn fēng shǐ duò
  1. 1 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
  2. 2 to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
yòu duò
  1. 1 right rudder

Idioms (3)

见风使舵
jiàn fēng shǐ duò
  1. 1 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
  2. 2 to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
见风转舵
jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò
  1. 1 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
  2. 2 to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
随风倒舵
suí fēng dǎo duò
  1. 1 to trim one's sails with the wind
  2. 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!
hēng !jiào dàhuǒr zhǔnbèi hǎo wǔqì ,zánmen gēn tā pīn le !zhuǎnduò !
Hmph! Tell the men to prepare the weapons. We're going all out! Turn the rudder!
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