yīn​shí​zhì​yí

to act according to the occasion

  • created sense approved 因时制宜/因時制宜 · yīn​shí​zhì​yí · to act according to the occasion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    因时制宜 / 因時制宜

    yīn​shí​zhì​yí

    to act according to the occasion

    (idiom) to use methods or measures appropriate to the current situation; to do what is suited to the circumstances of the time

    因 (literal) → 因 · yīn · on the basis of 时 (literal) → 时/時 · shí · time 制宜 (literal) → 制宜 · zhì​yí · to suit measures to conditions

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