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水涨船高

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Collocation

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俗话说,水涨船高
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跟着水涨船高
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随之水涨船高
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也水涨船高

Definition

水涨船高

Literally means:

when the river rises the boat goes up too

Actually means:

things improve with improvement of the general situation

It means when the river rises the boat goes up too, indicating that things advance with the growth of their foundations.

水位上涨,船身也跟着升高。所依靠的基础的提高而相应增长或提高。

Example

Used as predicate, object or a minor sentence. (作谓语、宾语、小句)
1
Suīzhe
随着
jīng
经济
de
zhǎn
发展
  
,
rénmen
人们
de
shēnghuó
生活
shuǐpíng
水平
shuǐzhǎngchuángāo
水涨船高
  

With the development of economy, people's living standards are also rising.

2
预测
  
,
yóu
由于
běijīng
北京
àoyùnhuì
奥运会
  
shànghǎi
上海
shìhuì
世博会
de
bàn
举办
  
,
zhōngguó
中国
tōngxìn
通信业
réncái
人才
de
qiú
需求
jiāng
shuǐzhǎngchuángāo
水涨船高
  

It is predicted that the demand for talents in China's telecommunications industry will also rise as a result of the Beijing Olympic Games and the Shanghai World Expo.

3
huàshuō
俗话说
  
,
shuǐzhǎngchuángāo
水涨船高
  
,
yuányóu
原油
jià
价格
shàngzhǎng
上涨
  
,
rán
必然
dǎozhì
导致
zhǒng
各种
shíyóu
石油
chǎnpǐn
产品
de
jià
价格
shàngshēng
上升
  

As the saying goes, rising water and rising crude oil prices will inevitably lead to higher prices for various petroleum products.

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