quán yí
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  • adj.expedient

    • tā de xíng wéi hǎo xiàng zhǐ shì chū yú quán yí de kǎo lǜ

      行为好像只是出于权宜考虑

      Her behaviour seems to be governed solely by expediency.

    • yìng fù jǐn jí qíng kuàng de quán yí cuò shī

      应付紧急情况权宜措施

      an expedient measure to meet an emergency

    • quán yí zhī cè

      权宜

      stopgap measure

    • guǎn lǐ bù mén cǎi qǔ le yī xì liè quán yí de cuò shī gǎi shàn gōng sī de cái zhèng zhuàng kuàng

      管理部门采取系列权宜措施改善公司财政状况

      The management has taken a series of expedient measures to improve the company's financial situation.

    • tōng guò xiāo huǐ xìn yòng kǎ zhè yī jiǎn dān de quán yí zhī jì wǒ dà fú xuē jiǎn le zì jǐ de gòu wù zhī chū

      通过销毁信用卡简单权宜大幅削减自己购物支出

      I cut my purchases dramatically by the simple expedient of destroying my credit cards.

    • wǒ rèn wéi xiàng xīn yī rèn zhèng fǔ shì hǎo shì quán yí kě xíng de

      认为政府示好权宜

      I think it is expedient to make a good-will gesture to the new administration.