见机行事

Traditional: 見機行事

jiàn jī xíng shì

Dictionary entry

see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances

What does 见机行事 mean?

见机行事 (jiàn jī xíng shì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances

2to play it by ear

3to use one's discretion

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见jiànto see · to meet 机Jīsurname Ji 行xíngokay · all right 事shìmatter · thing

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见机行事

jiàn jī xíng shì

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