見機行事 jiàn jī xíng shì

act as situation demands; play it by ear

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances
  2. 2. to play it by ear
  3. 3. to use one's discretion

Characters

Character Meaning
見 jiàn
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
機 jī
machine; engine; opportunity
行 xíng HSK 3
all right; OK!; will do
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair