见机而作 jiànjī'érzuò to act according to circumstances Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 见机 見機 jiànjī as circumstances dictate Acting as opportunity arises or according to the situation而 ér particleconjunction [adverbial linker] Connects an adverb-like description to the following verb to show the manner, cause, or basis of an action.作 zuò verb to rise to rise; to emerge; to flare up; to break out