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Definitions

  1. 1. helm
  2. 2. rudder

Words Containing 舵

舵手
duò shǒu

helmsman

右舵
yòu duò

right rudder

大舵手
dà duò shǒu

the Great Helmsman (Mao Zedong)

左舵
zuǒ duò

left rudder

把舵
bǎ duò

to steer

掌舵
zhǎng duò

to steer (a ship)

操舵
cāo duò

to steer (a vessel)

操舵室
cāo duò shì

pilothouse

满舵
mǎn duò

on full rudder

舵把
duò bǎ

tiller of a boat

舵旁
duò páng

helm (of a ship)

船舵
chuán duò

rudder

见风使舵
jiàn fēng shǐ duò

lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically

见风转舵
jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò

lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically

随风倒舵
suí fēng dǎo duò

to trim one's sails with the wind

顺风转舵
shùn fēng zhuǎn duò

to act according to whatever is the current outlook

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