随风倒舵 suí fēng dǎo duò

to trim one's sails with the wind

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to trim one's sails with the wind
  2. 2. to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstances (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
随 suí HSK 4
to follow; to allow; to comply with
风 fēng HSK 3
wind; style; manner
倒 dǎo HSK 4
to pour; however; contrary to expectation
舵 duò
rudder; helm