yìng jī lì duàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
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Original source entry:

應機立斷 应机立断 [ying4 ji1 li4 duan4] /to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation/

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