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水涨船高

Word

when things get better in general, you get better too

Traditional
水漲船高

shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo

shui3zhang3chuan2gao1HSK 7–9

Meaning

  1. when things get better in general, you get better too
  2. to go up together as the situation around you improves

Examples

  • 东西贵了，钱也水涨船高。

    dōng xi guì le qián yě shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo

    Things cost more now, so money goes up too.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 大家努力，成绩水涨船高。

    dà jiā nǔ lì chéng jì shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo

    Everyone works hard, and their grades go up too.

    AI-generated sentence

Characters in 水涨船高

水shuǐ涨zhǎng船chuán高gāo
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