聞風而動 wén fēng ér dòng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to respond instantly
  2. to act at once on hearing the news

CHARACTERS

聞 wén hear; smell; make known; news
風 fēng wind; air; manners, atmosphere
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
動 dòng move, happen; movement, action