因势利导
yīn​shì​lì​dǎo

to guide according to circumstances

  • created sense approved 因势利导/因勢利導 · yīn​shì​lì​dǎo · to guide according to circumstances — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    因势利导 / 因勢利導

    yīn​shì​lì​dǎo

    to guide according to circumstances

    to guide something's development according to its natural trend; to take advantage of a situation to lead it toward a favorable outcome

    因 (literal) → 因 · yīn · on the basis of 势 (literal) → 势/勢 · shì · situation 利导 (literal) → 利导/利導 · lì​dǎo · to guide effectively

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense