见机行事
见机行事
jiàn jī xíng shì
see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances; to play it by ear; to use one's discretion
idiomverb
Traditional: 見機行事
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- (idiom, verb) see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances
- to play it by ear
- to use one's discretion
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Related Words
据情办理(jù qíng bàn lǐ)— to handle a situation according to the circumstances (idiom)
→相体裁衣(xiàng tǐ cái yī)— lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
→看菜吃饭(kān cài chī fàn)— to eat depending on the dish (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
→看菜吃饭，量体裁衣(kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī)— eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
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