Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「待時而動」.
Today’s idiom is 「待時而動」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Wait for the right moment and then act.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dài shí ér dòng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
doi6 si4 yi4 dung6
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.

