







临机设变 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adapt one's plans or strategies to the immediate and changing situation; to respond flexibly to unforeseen developments”. Literally, “Devise changes on the spur of the moment”.

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Open the tool →临机设变 (lín jī shè biàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adapt one's plans or strategies to the immediate and changing situation; to respond flexibly to unforeseen developments”.
临机设变 is pronounced lín jī shè biàn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 临机设变 means “Devise changes on the spur of the moment”. It is used to mean “to adapt one's plans or strategies to the immediate and changing situation; to respond flexibly to unforeseen developments”.
临到时机制定应变计划