左舵 zuǒ duò ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ zo2 to4
- left rudder
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左
- 左右 zuǒ yòu ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ zo2 jau6 left and right
- 左边 左邊 zuǒ bian ㄗㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ zo2 bin1 left
- 左顾右盼 左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄢˋ zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 崇左 Chóng zuǒ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄨㄛˇ sung4 zo2 see 崇左市
- 左上 zuǒ shàng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ zo2 soeng6 upper left
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- 左下 zuǒ xià ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zo2 haa6 lower left
- 左侧 左側 zuǒ cè ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄜˋ zo2 zak1 left side
- 左传 左傳 Zuǒ Zhuàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ zo2 zyun6 Zuo Zhuan or Tsochuan, Mr Zuo's Annals or Mr Zuo's commentary on 春秋, early history c. 400 BC attributed to famous blind historian Zuo Qiuming 左丘明
- 左倾 左傾 zuǒ qīng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄥ zo2 king1 left-leaning
- 左券 zuǒ quàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ zo2 hyun3 a sure thing
- 左岸 Zuǒ àn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄢˋ zo2 ngon6 Left Bank (in Paris)
- 左思 Zuǒ Sī ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄙ zo2 si1 Zuo Si (3rd century), Jin dynasty writer and poet
- 左手 zuǒ shǒu ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄡˇ zo2 sau2 left hand; left-hand side
- 左拉 Zuǒ lā ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄚ zo2 laai1 Zola (name)
- 左权 左權 Zuǒ quán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ zo2 kyun4 see 左权县
- 左派 zuǒ pài ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄆㄞˋ zo2 paai3 (political) left
- 左营 左營 Zuǒ yíng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄥˊ zo2 jing4 Zuoying or Tsoying district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan
- 左翼 zuǒ yì ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧˋ zo2 jik6 left-wing (political)
- 左联 左聯 Zuǒ Lián ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ zo2 lyun4 the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930
- 左舷 zuǒ xián ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zo2 jin4 port (side of a ship)
舵
- 舵手 duò shǒu ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ to4 sau2 helmsman
- 右舵 yòu duò ㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄨㄛˋ jau6 to4 right rudder
- 把舵 bǎ duò ㄅㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ baa2 to4 to hold the rudder
- 掌舵 zhǎng duò ㄓㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ zoeng2 to4 to steer (a ship)
- 操舵 cāo duò ㄘㄠ ㄉㄨㄛˋ cou1 to4 to steer (a vessel)
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- 满舵 滿舵 mǎn duò ㄇㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ mun5 to4 on full rudder
- 舵把 duò bǎ ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄚˇ to4 baa2 tiller of a boat
- 舵旁 duò páng ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄤˊ to4 pong4 helm (of a ship)
- 船舵 chuán duò ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄛˋ syun4 to4 rudder
- 大舵手 Dà Duò shǒu ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ daai6 to4 sau2 the Great Helmsman (Mao Zedong)
- 操舵室 cāo duò shì ㄘㄠ ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ cou1 to4 sat1 pilothouse
- 见风使舵 見風使舵 jiàn fēng shǐ duò ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥ ㄕˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ gin3 fung1 sai2 to4 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
- 见风转舵 見風轉舵 jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ gin3 fung1 zyun2 to4 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
- 随风倒舵 隨風倒舵 suí fēng dǎo duò ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄥ ㄉㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ ceoi4 fung1 dou2 to4 to trim one's sails with the wind
- 顺风转舵 順風轉舵 shùn fēng zhuǎn duò ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ seon6 fung1 zyun2 to4 to act according to whatever is the current outlook
Idioms with these characters
- 宁左勿右 寧左勿右 nìng zuǒ wù yòu ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ning4 zo2 mat6 jau6 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
- 旁门左道 旁門左道 páng mén zuǒ dào ㄆㄤˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ pong4 mun4 zo2 dou6 dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion
- 左膀右臂 zuǒ bǎng yòu bì ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄤˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ zo2 bong4 jau6 bei3 (idiom) trusted assistant; key aide
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- 左道惑众 左道惑眾 zuǒ dào huò zhòng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ zo2 dou6 waak6 zung3 to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
- 左顾右盼 左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄢˋ zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 左券在握 zuǒ quàn zài wò ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄛˋ zo2 hyun3 zoi6 aak1 to be assured of success (idiom)
- 左思右想 zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄙ ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ zo2 si1 jau6 soeng2 to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
- 左拥右抱 左擁右抱 zuǒ yōng yòu bào ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄠˋ zo2 jung2 jau6 pou5 (idiom) to have a girl on each arm
- 左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ zo2 jau6 fung4 jyun4 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
- 左右开弓 左右開弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ zo2 jau6 hoi1 gung1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
- 见风使舵 見風使舵 jiàn fēng shǐ duò ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥ ㄕˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ gin3 fung1 sai2 to4 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
- 见风转舵 見風轉舵 jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ gin3 fung1 zyun2 to4 lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
- 随风倒舵 隨風倒舵 suí fēng dǎo duò ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄥ ㄉㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄛˋ ceoi4 fung1 dou2 to4 to trim one's sails with the wind