(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving) / to be stranded / (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain / to linger
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
酌情
zhuó qíng
to use discretion / to take circumstances into account / to make allowances pertinent to a situation
变通
biàn tōng
pragmatic / flexible / to act differently in different situations / to accommodate to circumstances
lit. (of fish) to moisten each other with spittle (when water is drying up) (idiom) / fig. to share meager resources / mutual help in humble circumstances
相机行事
xiàng jī xíng shì
to act as circumstances dictate (idiom)
看菜吃饭
kān cài chī fàn
to eat depending on the dish (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means
见机行事
jiàn jī xíng shì
see the opportunity and act (idiom) / to act according to circumstances / to play it by ear / to use one's discretion
随风倒舵
suí fēng dǎo duò
to trim one's sails with the wind / to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstances (idiom)
识时务
shí shí wù
to have a clear view of things / to adapt to circumstances
触景伤情
chù jǐng shāng qíng
circumstances that evoke mixed feelings (idiom)
上上之策
shàng shàng zhī cè
the best policy / the best thing one can do in the circumstances
不识时变
bù shí shí biàn
to show no understanding of the times (idiom) / cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason
to handle a situation according to the circumstances (idiom)
相体裁衣
xiàng tǐ cái yī
lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom) / fig. act according to real circumstances
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom) / to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure / to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means
酌办
zhuó bàn
to do as one thinks fit / to handle by taking circumstances into consideration
震情
zhèn qíng
circumstances of an earthquake
孔乙己
Kǒng Yǐ jǐ
Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4] depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
通权达变
tōng quán dá biàn
to adapt to circumstances
特困女童
girl children in especially difficult circumstances
相等距离－特殊情况原则
principle of equidistance cum special circumstances / equidistance-special circumstances rule
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