见风使帆

Traditional: 見風使帆

jiàn fēng shǐ fān

Dictionary entry

lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically

What does 见风使帆 mean?

见风使帆 (jiàn fēng shǐ fān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically

2to be flexible and take advantage of the situation

Character breakdown

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见jiànto see · to meet 风fēngwind · news 使shǐto make · to cause 帆fānvariant of 帆[fan1]

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见风使帆

jiàn fēng shǐ fān

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