见机行事 — Chinese idiom
见机行事
jiàn jī xíng shì
Traditional: 見機行事
Meaning
- see the opportunity and act ; to act according to circumstances
- to play it by ear
- to use one's discretion
Character by character
- 见jiànto see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- 机jīdesk; machine; moment, opportunity
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
- 事shìaffair, matter, business; to serve; accident, inci
Idioms sharing a character
- 一孔之见 yī kǒng zhī jiàn
- 一般见识 yī bān jiàn shi
- 一见钟情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng
- 一见高低 yī jiàn gāo dī
- 一针见血 yī zhēn jiàn xiě
- 不见不散 bù jiàn bù sàn
- 不见天日 bù jiàn tiān rì
- 不见经传 bù jiàn jīng zhuàn
- 井蛙之见 jǐng wā zhī jiàn
- 兵戎相见 bīng róng xiāng jiàn
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