应机立断 — Chinese idiom
应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn
Traditional: 應機立斷
Meaning
- to act on an opportunity ; to take prompt advantage of a situation
Character by character
- 应yìngshould, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with,
- 机jīdesk; machine; moment, opportunity
- 立lìto stand; to establish, to set up
- 断duànto sever, to cut off, to interrupt
Idioms sharing a character
- 一呼百应 yī hū bǎi yìng
- 咎有应得 jiù yǒu yīng dé
- 报应不爽 bào yìng bù shuǎng
- 得心应手 dé xīn yìng shǒu
- 应付自如 yìng fu zì rú
- 应付裕如 yìng fu yù rú
- 应天承运 yìng tiān chéng yùn
- 应天顺时 yìng tiān shùn shí
- 应接不暇 yìng jiē bù xiá
- 应有尽有 yīng yǒu jìn yǒu
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