因时制宜 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to use methods appropriate to the current situation

Character by character

• 因yīncause, reason; by; because
• 时shítime, season; period, era, age
• 制zhìsystem; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower
• 宜yífitting, proper, right; what one should do

Idioms sharing a character

• 互为因果 hù wéi yīn guǒ
• 前因后果 qián yīn hòu guǒ
• 因人成事 yīn rén chéng shì
• 因人而异 yīn rén ér yì
• 因公殉职 yīn gōng xùn zhí
• 因利乘便 yīn lì chéng biàn
• 因势利导 yīn shì lì dǎo
• 因噎废食 yīn yē fèi shí
• 因地制宜 yīn dì zhì yí
• 因小失大 yīn xiǎo shī dà

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