What Does "见风使船量体裁衣" (jiàn fēng shǐ chuán liàng tǐ cái yī) Mean?

jiàn见fēng风shǐ使chuán船 liàng量tǐ体cái裁yī衣

trim your sails to the wind, cut your coat to fit your cloth.

HSK Vocabulary

见H1 风H3 使H4 船H3

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E3

Clip Timestamp

26:08

TMDB ID

283952

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	你外祖母常说	nǐ wài zǔ mǔ cháng shuō	Your grandmother often says,
2▶	见风使船量体裁衣	jiàn fēng shǐ chuán liàng tǐ cái yī	trim your sails to the wind, cut your coat to fit your cloth.
3	这风该往哪儿吹往哪儿走	zhè fēng gāi wǎng nǎ ér chuī wǎng nǎ ér zǒu	No one knows better than her

More Clips From Episode

Total 85 clips (Page 4 of 5)

HSK 2

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就下官这点俸禄

jiù xià guān zhè diǎn fèng lùHow can I afford that

HSK 4

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都说京城富庶以前倒不觉得

dōu shuō jīng chéng fù shù yǐ qián dào bù jué deEveryone says the capital is wealthy, but I never believed it until now.

HSK 7

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这回我也是长了见识了

zhè huí wǒ yě shì zhǎng le jiàn shí leIt's truly opened my eyes.

HSK 3

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别的不说就说我家那位姨娘都是

bié de bù shuō jiù shuō wǒ jiā nà wèi yí niáng dōu shìFor example, Lady Song drinks a bowl of bird's nest soup

HSK 4

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这一下人赃并获

zhè yī xià rén zāng bìng huòWe've now caught him red-handed.

HSK 4

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他这回倒学聪明了

tā zhè huí dào xué cōng míng liǎoHe's finally learned some sense.

HSK 6

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顾大人说一句顾姑娘就损他一句

gù dà rén shuō yī jù gù gū niáng jiù sǔn tā yī jùEvery word he said, she shot him down,

逼得顾大人好大没脸当着那么多人的面儿

HSK 6

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逼得顾大人好大没脸当着那么多人的面儿

bī dé gù dà rén hǎo dà méi liǎn dāng zhe nà me duō rén de miàn érembarrassing him so badly in front of everyone

HSK 1

0:03s

她这还一箭双雕上了

tā zhè hái yī jiàn shuāng diāo shàng leShe killed two birds with one stone.

HSK 1

0:03s

这不是一箭双雕是什么

zhè bú shì yī jiàn shuāng diāo shì shén meWhat else would you call it?

HSK 5

0:03s

伤敌一千自损八百

shāng dí yī qiān zì sǔn bā bǎiit harms her as much as it harms him.

HSK 6

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明明是你无中生有

míng míng shì nǐ wú zhōng shēng yǒuYou fabricated this whole thing

HSK 7

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求求你放过苏远航

qiú qiú nǐ fàng guò sū yuǎn hángplease spare Su Yuanhang.

HSK 4

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你到底想怎么样

nǐ dào dǐ xiǎng zěn me yàngWhat exactly do you want from me?

HSK 7

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他这个人出手太快了

tā zhè ge rén chū shǒu tài kuài leHe moves so fast.

HSK 5

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彰显出其破釜沉舟之决心

zhāng xiǎn chū qí pò fǔ chén zhōu zhī jué xīnprove she is willing to burn her boats.

我感觉没有那么简单这样你去给我研墨

HSK 4

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我感觉没有那么简单这样你去给我研墨

wǒ gǎn jué méi yǒu nà me jiǎn dān zhè yàng nǐ qù gěi wǒ yán mòSomething about this doesn't add up. Here, go grind my ink.

HSK 5

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觉得我恩威难测

jué de wǒ ēn wēi nán cèand found me unpredictable,

HSK 6

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那可未必说不定是她已经猜到了

nà kě wèi bì shuō bù dìng shì tā yǐ jīng cāi dào leNot necessarily. She might have guessed

HSK 6

0:03s

这个顾姑娘还真有意思

zhè ge gù gū niáng hái zhēn yǒu yì siShe is really something.