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Pīnyīn
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HSK
to steer (a ship)
helmsman
HSK 7-9
lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
right rudder
left rudder
tiller of a boat
to hold the rudder / to hold (to take, to be at) the helm / to steer
to act according to whatever is the current outlook / pragmatic / unprincipled
rudder / helm of a ship
lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
pilothouse
to trim one's sails with the wind / to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstances (idiom)
to steer (a vessel) / to hold the rudder / at the helm
on full rudder / turning as sharply as possible
the Great Helmsman (Mao Zedong)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *舵* | 舵* | *舵
helm / rudder
helm (of a ship)


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