见机行事 jiàn jī xíng shì

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

见 jiàn
HSK 1
see, observe, behold; perceive
机 jī
HSK 1
desk; machine; moment
行 xíng
HSK 3
go; walk; move, travel; circulate
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident