水涨船高

shuǐzhǎng-chuángāo

to rise with the general trend (of prices or standards)

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 水漲船高
Dictionary entry

the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation

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水
涨
船
高

See it in sentences

物价上涨，工资也水涨船高。

Wùjià shàngzhǎng, gōngzī yě shuǐzhǎng-chuángāo.

English

As prices rise, wages ride the tide too.

房价和工资水涨船高吗？

Fángjià hé gōngzī shuǐzhǎng-chuángāo ma?

English

Do housing prices and salaries rise together with the tide?

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水
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