Definition & Meaning

judge the hour and size up the situation; make a correct assessment of the situation; adopt a wait-and-see attitude; await the proper moment

Word usage

shěn shí duó shì

审 时 度 势

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judge the hour and size up the situation; make a correct assessment of the situation; adopt a wait-and-see attitude; await the proper moment
- zhè fèn bào gào yǐ gèng wéi kè guān qiè shí de yǎn guāng shěn shí duó shì
  这份报告以更为客观切实的眼光审时度势。
  This report takes a much more realistic view of the situation.
- shàn yú shěn shí duó shì
  善于审时度势
  be good at reading the signs of the times
synonym
kuí qíng duó lǐ揆情度理
antonym
mò shǒu chéng guī墨守成规 kè zhōu qiú jiàn刻舟求剑

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Note
1."度" cannot be pronounced as "dù" in "审时度势"; 2."势" cannot be written as "事".

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