见好就收

Traditional: 見好就收

jiàn hǎo jiù shōu

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to quit while one is ahead; to know when to stop

What does 见好就收 mean?

见好就收 (jiàn hǎo jiù shōu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to quit while one is ahead; to know when to stop

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见jiànto see · to meet 好hǎogood · appropriate; proper 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then · (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 收shōuto receive · to accept

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见好就收

jiàn hǎo jiù shōu

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