识时务者为俊杰
shí​shí​wù​zhě​wéi​jùn​jié

a wise person adapts to the times

  • created sense approved 识时务者为俊杰/識時務者為俊傑 · shí​shí​wù​zhě​wéi​jùn​jié · a wise person adapts to the times — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    识时务者为俊杰 / 識時務者為俊傑

    shí​shí​wù​zhě​wéi​jùn​jié

    a wise person adapts to the times

    only those who truly understand the current situation can be considered outstanding people; used as a proverb to advise someone to adapt to changing circumstances or go with the flow

    shì​shí​wù​zhě​wéi​jùn​jié

    识 (literal) → 识/識 · shí · to know 时务 (literal) → 时务/時務 · shí​wù · current affairs 者 (bound) → 者 · zhě · -er 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 俊杰 (literal) → 俊杰/俊傑 · jùn​jié · outstanding talent

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

    created sense