Meaning of 借风使船
借风使船 means to ride the wind to sail the boat; to use someone's influence or resources to achieve one's own goal. Pronounced jiè fēng shǐ chuán.
- to ride the wind to sail the boat; to use someone's influence or resources to achieve one's own goal
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
xiàn现
zài在
dì地
wèi位
bù不
wěn稳
，
xiǎng想
jiè借
fēng风
shǐ使
chuán船
，
jiè借
zhù助
nà那
wèi位
lǎo老
qián前
bèi辈
de的
rén人
mài脉
。
His position is unstable now, so he wants to ride the wind and sail the boat by leveraging that senior's connections.
Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
chéng成
gōng功
，
quán全
kào靠
wǒ我
men们
jiè借
fēng风
shǐ使
chuán船
，
lì利
yòng用
le了
shì市
chǎng场
de的
yǒu有
lì利
qū趋
shì势
。
This project succeeded entirely because we rode the wind and sailed the boat, taking advantage of favorable market trends.
Tā他
shàn善
yú于
jiè借
fēng风
shǐ使
chuán船
，
zǒng总
néng能
zài在
jìng竞
zhēng争
zhōng中
jiè借
zhù助
méng盟
yǒu友
de的
lì力
liàng量
qǔ取
dé得
yōu优
shì势
。
He is good at using the wind to sail the boat, always managing to leverage the strength of allies to gain an advantage in competition.