水涨船高 shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo

as one thing rises, others rise too

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 55502nd word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
涨 zhǎng HSK 5
to rise (of prices, rivers); to swell; to distend
船 chuán HSK 3
boat; ship; vessel
高 gāo HSK 1
high; tall; above average