见机行事
jiànjī-xíngshìTraditional 見機行事
to act according to circumstances
Every meaning
jiànjī-xíngshì
- to act according to circumstances
Its characters
- 见jiànto see
- 机jīmachine; engine
- 行xíngto walk; to go
- 事shìthing; matter; affair
Words with 见
Words with 机
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.