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识时务者为俊杰

shí shí wù zhě wéi jùn jiédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) a wise person adapts to changing circumstances
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

識時務者為俊傑 识时务者为俊杰 [shi2 shi2 wu4 zhe3 wei2 jun4 jie2] /(idiom) a wise person adapts to changing circumstances/

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Other forms in these source records: 識時務者為俊傑

  • 识
    shí

    to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shì]

    zhì

    to record / to write a footnote

  • 时
    shí

    (bound form) time / hour / period / season / (after a numeral) o'clock / hour(s) / (after a verb phrase or clause) when / while

    Shí

    surname Shi

  • 务
    wù

    affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means

  • 者
    zhě

    (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hòu] or 前[qián] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this

  • 为
    wéi

    as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)

    wèi

    because of / for / to

  • 俊
    jùn

    smart / eminent / handsome / talented

    zùn

    (dialectal pronunciation of 俊[jùn]) / cool / neat

  • 杰
    jié

    (bound form) hero / heroic / outstanding person / prominent / distinguished

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.