| 舵手 | duò shǒu | helmsman | |
| 掌舵 | zhǎng duò | to steer (a ship) | |
| 见风使舵 | jiàn fēng shǐ duò | lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically; to be flexible and take advantage of the situation | |
| 把舵 | bǎ duò | to hold the rudder; to hold (to take, to be at) the helm; to steer | |
| 见风转舵 | jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò | lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically; to be flexible and take advantage of the situation |
| 1 | Down [Up] with the helm! | |
| 2 | Without a rudder the ship was not navigable. | |
| 3 | Her prosthetic fin acts like a rudder and keeps her stable. | |
| 4 | Your reason and your passion are the rudder and the sails of your seafaring soul. | |
| 5 | All of this was forgotten when our rudder broke last week. |