to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom) / wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2]
因时制宜
yīn shí zhì yí
(idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
对症发药
duì zhèng fā yào
lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) / fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it / to take appropriate steps
桴鼓相应
fú gǔ xiāng yìng
lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom) / appropriate relation between the different parts / closely interrelated
织当访婢
zhī dāng fǎng bì
if it's weaving, ask the maid (idiom) / when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
罪有应得
zuì yǒu yīng dé
guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom) / entirely appropriate chastisement / the punishment fits the crime
耕当问奴
gēng dāng wèn nú
if it's plowing, ask the laborer (idiom) / when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
断句
duàn jù
to pause at appropriate points in reading aloud unpunctuated writing / to punctuate
适度微调
shì dù wēi tiáo
an appropriate amount of fine-tuning
兵来将挡，水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom) / different situations call for different action / to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌，水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom) / different situations call for different action / to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
合于时宜
hé yú shí yí
in keeping with the current thinking / appropriate for the times (or for the occasion)
合时宜
hé shí yí
in keeping with the current thinking / appropriate for the times (or for the occasion)
hé shì