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
- 卷32 高湖 崔逞 封懿 Volume 32: Gao Hu, Cui Cheng, Feng Yi Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 1
- 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
- 卷二十八 魏書二十八 王毌丘諸葛鄧鍾傳 Volume 28: Book of Wei 28 - Biographies of Wang, Guanqiu, Zhuge, Deng and Zhong Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 1
- 卷12 列傳第4 齊煬王憲 Volume 12 Biographies 4: Prince Xian of Qiyang Book of Zhou 周書 — count: 1
- 卷五十六 列傳第二十六 江統 孫楚 Volume 56 Biographies 26: Jiang Tong; Sun Chu Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 1
- 卷33 列傳第25 厙狄峙 楊荐 趙剛 王慶 趙昶 王悅 趙文表 Volume 33 Biographies 25: She Dishi; Yang Jian; Zhao Gang; Wang Qian; Zhao Chang;Wang Yue; Zhao Wenbiao Book of Zhou 周書 — count: 1
- 卷五 本紀第五 元帝 Volume 5: Emperor Yuan Book of Liang 梁書 — 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