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识时务

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Collocation

1
识时务者为俊杰
2
识时务的人
3
要识时务
4
不识时务

Definition

识时务

Literally means:

understands the times

Actually means:

It means understanding the current situation and knowing the developmental trend. It is often used to indicate that one is able to adjust the ways of doing things according to specific situations.

指能认清形势,了解时代的进展及其发展趋势。多用来指能根据客观情况,灵活调整应对各种事情的办法。

Example

Used as predicate, object or attributive. (作谓语、宾语、定语)
1
men
他们
zhēn
shíshí
不识时务
  
,
jìngrán
竟然
ràng
wàilái
外来
de
tóuzhě
投资者
zài
zhège
这个
xiǎozhèn
小镇
jiàn
le
hǎo
好几
piǎorǎnchǎng
漂染厂
  
,
lǎobǎixìng
老百姓
yǎngzhí
养殖
de
鱼虾
dōu
毒死
le
  

They really do not know the time, let foreign investors in this town set up several dyeing plants, the common people farmed fish and shrimp are poisoned.

2
Miànduì
面对
guó
国际
shàng
de
mào
贸易
xiànzhì
限制
  
,
shíshí
识时务
zhě
dōu
fēnfēn
纷纷
zǒu
chū
出去
  
,
gōngchǎng
工厂
kāi
dào
guówài
国外
  
,
zài
li
那里
tuòzhǎn
拓展
shìchǎng
市场
  

In the face of international trade restrictions, time-learners have gone out and opened factories abroad to expand their markets there.

3
huàshuō
俗话说
  
,
shíshízhěwéijùnjié
识时务者为俊杰
  
,
zhèjiā
这家
gōng
公司
de
shàngxià
上下
guānxi
关系
复杂
le
  
,
kàn
háishi
还是
zǎo
xiē
kāi
离开
  

As the saying goes, "The time-learner is Junjie", the company's up-and-down relationship is complicated, I think you'd better leave early.