To master Chinese, begin with characters, move to words, and then idioms. Here’s the idiom 「應機立斷」 explained, free of charge.
The Chinese idiom 「應機立斷」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.
It means to make a prompt decision. Describes acting decisively at a critical moment.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yīng jī lì duàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ying3/ying1 gei1 lap6 tyun5
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