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待势乘时 — “To bide one's time and seize the opportune moment”

待势乘时 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bide one's time and seize the opportune moment”. To wait for the right situation to develop before taking action. Literally, “Wait for the situation, seize the time”.

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待势乘时 Pronunciation and Pinyin

待势乘时 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
待
dài9wait, treat, or about to
势
shì8power, influence, or trend
乘
chéng10to ride, multiply, or take advantage
时
shí7time, moment, or hour

Example Sentence with 待势乘时

在项目启动前,团队成员需要待势乘时,做好充分的准备工作,确保一切顺利。
Before launching the project, team members need to bide their time and seize the opportune moment, making full preparations to ensure everything goes smoothly.

Idioms Related to 待势乘时

More idioms starting with 待

  • dài待rén人jiē接wù物how one treats people and handles affairs
  • dài待jià价ér而gū沽wait for a good price to sell
  • dài待jià价cáng藏zhū珠Hide talent, await recognition
  • dài待tù兔shǒu守zhū株foolishly stick to a rigid course
  • dài待zì字guī闺zhōng中unmarried woman awaiting betrothal
  • dài待shí时shǒu守fèn分bide one's time and keep to one's place
  • dài待shí时ér而jǔ举wait for the opportune moment to act
  • dài待shí时ér而dòng动Wait for the opportune moment to act
  • dài待yuè月xī西xiāng厢clandestine romantic rendezvous
  • dài待jī机zài再jǔ举wait for the opportune moment to act
  • dài待lǐ理bù不lǐ理to treat with indifference
  • dài待dá答bù不lǐ理treat with indifference

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Questions about 待势乘时

What does 待势乘时 mean?

待势乘时 (dài shì chéng shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bide one's time and seize the opportune moment”.

How do you pronounce 待势乘时?

待势乘时 is pronounced dài shì chéng shí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 待势乘时 literally mean?

Literally, 待势乘时 means “Wait for the situation, seize the time”. It is used to mean “to bide one's time and seize the opportune moment”.

What is the Chinese definition of 待势乘时?

势:形势。静观形势,利用时机

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