水涨船高

shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo

to rise along with everything around it

Character by character

水shuǐ
water

涨zhǎng
rises

船chuán
boat

高gāo
high

地铁开通后，附近的房价水涨船高。

Once the metro opened, house prices nearby rose with it.

Tone: neutral.

涨 is zhǎng. For prices, pay or status rising with circumstances.

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