jiàn​fēng​shǐ​duò

to act as the situation requires

  • created reference approved 见风使舵/見風使舵 → 看风使舵/看風使舵 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    见风使舵 / 見風使舵 jiàn​fēng​shǐ​duò

    看风使舵 / 看風使舵 kàn​fēng​shǐ​duò

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  • created reference approved 见风使舵/見風使舵 → 见机行事/見機行事 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    见风使舵 / 見風使舵 jiàn​fēng​shǐ​duò

    见机行事 / 見機行事 jiàn​jī​xíng​shì

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  • created reference approved 见风使舵/見風使舵 → 随机应变/隨機應變 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    见风使舵 / 見風使舵 jiàn​fēng​shǐ​duò

    随机应变 / 隨機應變 suí​jī​yìng​biàn

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  • created reference approved 见风使舵/見風使舵 → 一成不变/一成不變 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    见风使舵 / 見風使舵 jiàn​fēng​shǐ​duò

    一成不变 / 一成不變 yī​chéng​bù​biàn

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  • created sense approved 见风使舵/見風使舵 · jiàn​fēng​shǐ​duò · to act as the situation requires — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    见风使舵 / 見風使舵

    jiàn​fēng​shǐ​duò

    to act as the situation requires

    (idiom) lit. to see the wind and set the helm; to be flexible or pragmatic and take advantage of a situation, often used to describe someone changing their stance for personal gain; also written [[看风使舵|看風使舵|kan4 feng1 shi3 duo4]]

    见 (literal) → 见/見 · jiàn · to see 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 使 (literal) → 使 · shǐ · to use 舵 (literal) → 舵 · duò · rudder

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