审时度势 shěn shí duó shì

to judge the hour and size up the situation; to take stock

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 35564th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to judge the hour and size up the situation
  2. 2. to take stock

Characters

Character Meaning
审 shěn HSK 6
to examine; carefully; to investigate
时 shí HSK 1
time; when; o'clock
度 duó HSK 4
degree (angles, temperature etc); degree of intensity
势 shì HSK 5
trend; momentum; situation