Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「見風使船」. Explanation below.
The Chinese idiom 「見風使船」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.
A metaphor for acting according to the trend or other people’s wishes. Same as “change with the wind”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jiàn fēng shǐ chuán
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gin3 fung1 sai2/si2 syun4
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
