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见风使舵

jiàn fēng shǐ duò

4-character word Traditional 見風使舵

What 见风使舵 means

1. lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
2. to be flexible and take advantage of the situation

The characters in 见风使舵

• 见jiànto see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
• 风fēngwind; news; style
• 使shǐto make; to cause; to enable
• 舵duòhelm; rudder

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