載舟覆舟 zài zhōu fù zhōu

the people can support or topple rulers

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to carry a boat or to overturn a boat (idiom); fig. The people can support a regime or overturn it.

Characters

Character Meaning
載 zài
to carry; to load; to convey
舟 zhōu HSK 6
boat
覆 fù HSK 6
again; to repeat; to reply
舟 zhōu HSK 6
boat