- lit. to push the boat with the current
- fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit
Characters
- 顺 (順): to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable
- 水 (水): surname Shui
- 推 (推): to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage
- 船 (舩): variant of 船[chuan2]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 顺水推船
- MDBG: 顺水推船
- Examples with 顺水推船 on Tatoeba
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