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to judge the hour and size up the situation · to take stock

审时度势
shěn shí duó shì
sh+ěn·3rd tonesh+í·2nd toned+uó·2nd tonesh+ì·4th tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to estimate; to assess; to calculate · (coll.) to reckon; to think (that...)估计gū jìjudge others by oneself · measure others after oneself measure others' corn by one's own bushel · measure another's (or somebody's) foot by one's own last以己度人yǐ jǐ duó rén
Antonyms
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances刻舟求剑kè zhōu qiú jiànhidebound by convention (idiom)墨守成规mò shǒu chéng guī
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