识时务
识时务
shí shí wù
to have a clear view of things; to adapt to circumstances
verb
Traditional: 識時務
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- (verb) to have a clear view of things
- to adapt to circumstances
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Related Words
分清(fēn qīng)· to distinguish (between different things)
→戴盆望天(dài pén wàng tiān)· lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head
→摸底(mō dǐ)· to have a clear view (of a situation)
→不识时务(bù shí shí wù)· to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
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