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Meaning of 舵

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舵
Pinyin: duò
English Definition: helm; rudder
Chinese Definition:
①船、飞机等控制方向的装置:升降舵。方向舵。舵轮(轮船、汽车等的方向盘)。舵手。舵位。舵盘。掌舵。见风使舵。
Total strokes: 11; Radical: 舟
Pictophonetic:它 indicates the sound; 舟 (boat) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
Similar Characters: 航
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Example Words
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
More:舵* | *舵 | *舵*
Example Sentences
1
转舵背
[
迎
]
风开
!
Down [Up] with the helm!
2
这船没有舵无法驾驶
。
Without a rudder the ship was not navigable.
3
她的仿生鳍就像个舵
,
用来保持平衡
。
Her prosthetic fin acts like a rudder and keeps her stable.
4
你们的理性与热情
,
是你们航行中的灵魂的舵与帆
。
Your reason and your passion are the rudder and the sails of your seafaring soul.
5
上星期
,
当筏子的舵坏了的时候
,
我们把这一切都丢到了脑后
。
All of this was forgotten when our rudder broke last week.