见机而作 (見機而作) jiàn jī ér zuò
jiàn jī ér zuò
set phrase
to observe an opportunity and act on it; to adapt to changing circumstances
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (Guoyu '見機而作'; Mathews 1931 '見機而作', p. 55)
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷四十四 Scroll 44 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 3
- 卷五十八 Scroll 58 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 2
- 卷十一 魏書十一 袁張涼國田王邴管傳 Volume 11: Book of Wei 11 - Biographies of Yuan, Zhang, Liang, Guo, Tian, Wang, Bing, and Guan Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 1
- 卷二十九 列傳第十七: 司馬休之 司馬楚之 劉昶 蕭寶夤 蕭正表 蕭祗 蕭退 蕭泰 蕭撝 蕭圓肅 蕭大圜 Volume 29 Biographies 17: Sima Xiuzhi, Sima Chuzhi, Liu Chang, Xiao Baoyin, Xiao Zhengbiao, Xiao Zhi, Xiao Tui, Xiao Tai, Xiao Hui, Xiao Yuansu, Xiao Dahuan History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 1
- 第一百十四回 Chapter 114 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 1
- 卷32 高湖 崔逞 封懿 Volume 32: Gao Hu, Cui Cheng, Feng Yi Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 1
- 卷九十 列傳第四十: 王及善 杜景儉 朱敬則 楊再思 李懷遠 豆盧欽望 Volume 90 Biographies 40: Wang Jishan, Du Jingjian, Zhu Jingze, Yang Zaisi, Li Huaiyuan, Doulu Qinwang Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 1
- 卷一百二十五 載記第二十五 乞伏國仁 乞伏乾歸 乞伏熾磐 馮跋 Volume 125 Records 25: Qifu Guoren; Qifu Gangui; Qifu Chipan; Feng Ba Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 1
- 卷四十一 列傳第二十九: 楊播 楊敷 Volume 41 Biographies 29: Yangbo, Yang Fu History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 1
- 卷一百二十八 載記第二十八 慕容超 Volume 128 Records 28: Murong Chao Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 1
Collocations
- 君子见机而作 (君子見機而作) 君子見機而作 — Old Book of Tang 舊唐書, 卷一百八十九下 列傳第一百三十九下: 儒學下 Volume 189 Biographies 139: Confucian Scholars 2 — count: 3
- 盖见机而作 (蓋見機而作) 盖见机而作 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷八十下 文苑列傳 Volume 80b: Biographies of Writers 2 — count: 2