Lingaku- lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically
- to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
Generated definitions (experimental)
- act pragmatically
- be flexible and take advantage of the situation
This idiom is used to describe a person who adapts their actions or strategies according to the current circumstances in order to achieve the best outcome.
In his work, he always acts pragmatically, flexibly adapting to various changes.
zài在wēi jī危机shí kè时刻，wǒ men我们xū yào需要jiàn fēng shǐ fān见风使帆，yǐ以yìng duì应对bù duàn不断biàn huà变化de的jú shì局势。
In times of crisis, we need to act pragmatically to respond to the constantly changing situation.
This meaning emphasizes the ability to be flexible and to exploit opportunities that arise from changing conditions.
tā她zài在tán pàn谈判Zhōng中biǎo xiàn表现dé得fēi cháng非常jiàn fēng shǐ fān见风使帆，zhuā zhù抓住le了duì fāng对方de的měi每yī一gě个jī huì机会。
She was very flexible in negotiations, seizing every opportunity presented by the other party.
Generated collocations (experimental)
jiàn fēng shǐ fān见风使帆to act pragmaticallyjiàn fēng shǐ duò见风使舵to steer with the windjiàn见fēng风chā插duò舵to adjust one's actions according to circumstancesjiàn见fēng风shùn shuǐ顺水to go with the flowjiàn见fēng风ér而dòng动to respond to circumstancesjiàn见fēng风xíng shì行事to act according to the situationsuí jī yìng biàn随机应变to adapt to changesyǐn听fēng风shǐ使duò舵to listen to the wind and steer accordinglySuí随shì势ér而wéi为to act according to the situation