审时度势 in English shen3 shi2 duo2 shi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to judge the hour and size up the situation
  • to take stock

Simplified Characters

审 时 度 势

Traditional Characters

審 時 度 勢

Pinyin

shen3 shi2 duo2 shi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

审shen3to examine 时shi2old variant of 時|时[shi2] 度du4to pass 势shi4power