水 shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 水 — water, liquid, lotion, juice
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
水涨船高
shuǐzhǎngchuángāo
as water rises, the boat rises; one thing rises with another
Characters in this word
涨 zhǎng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 张 to display
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
船 chuán
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 舟 — boat, ship
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
高 gāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 高 — tall, lofty
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 物价一涨，工资也会水涨船高。 Wùjià yī zhǎng, gōngzī yě huì shuǐzhǎngchuángāo. As soon as prices go up, wages will rise along with them.
- 公司业绩好了，员工的奖金自然水涨船高。 Gōngsī yèjì hǎo le, yuángōng de jiǎngjīn zìrán shuǐzhǎngchuángāo. When the company's results are good, employees' bonuses naturally rise along with them.
- 景区游客多了，附近旅馆的价格也水涨船高。 Jǐngqū yóukè duō le, fùjìn lǚguǎn de jiàgé yě shuǐzhǎngchuángāo. Now that more tourists visit the scenic area, prices at nearby hotels have risen too.