识时务者为俊杰

shí shí wù zhě wéi jùn jié phrase C2

Traditional: 識時務者為俊傑

(idiom) a wise person adapts to changing circumstances

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识 shí to know 7 strokes
时 shí old variant of 時|时[shi2] 7 strokes
务 wù affair 6 strokes
者 zhě 9 strokes
为 wéi as 4 strokes
俊 jùn old variant of 俊[jun4] 9 strokes
杰 jié hero 8 strokes

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