闻风而动

Traditional: 聞風而動

wén fēng ér dòng

Dictionary entry

to respond instantly

What does 闻风而动 mean?

闻风而动 (wén fēng ér dòng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to respond instantly

2to act at once on hearing the news

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闻Wénsurname Wen 风fēngwind · news 而érand · as well as 动dòng(of sth) to move · to set in movement

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闻风而动

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