相机行事 (xiāng jī xíng shì) | Meaning: to act as circumstances dictate (idiom) | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

to wait for the opportune moment before taking action (idiom)相机而动xiàng jī ér dòng

see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances · to play it by ear · to use one's discretion见机行事jiàn jī xíng shì

quick-witted · resourceful机智jī zhì

lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch见缝插针jiàn fèng chā zhēn

to act as circumstances dictate (idiom)