"to adapt" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
适应適應	shì yìng	to adapt / to fit / to suit	syn
改编改編	gǎi biān	to adapt / to rearrange / to revise	syn
改成	gǎi chéng	to convert / to turn into (sth else) / to adapt (a story to another medium)	syn
调适調適	tiáo shì	to adapt (to an environment etc) / to make sth suitable / adaptation / adjustment / adaptive
燮理	xiè lǐ	to harmonize / to adapt / to adjust
移用	yí yòng	to use (sth) for a purpose other than its original one / to adapt (tools, methods etc) for another purpose
翻拍	fān pāi	to make a photographic reproduction of an image or document etc / a reproduction / to remake a movie or TV series / a remake / to adapt (a novel etc) as a movie / an adaptation
化用	huà yòng	to adapt (an idea etc)

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
迁就遷就	qiān jiù	to yield to / to adapt to / to accommodate oneself to (sth)	syn
随遇而安隨遇而安	suí yù ér ān	at home wherever one is (idiom) / ready to adapt / flexible / to accept circumstances with good will	syn
应变應變	yìng biàn	to meet a contingency / to adapt oneself to changes
转用轉用	zhuǎn yòng	to adapt for use for another purpose	syn
不识时务不識時務	bù shí shí wù	to show no understanding of the times (idiom) / cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason	syn
因应因應	yīn yìng	to respond accordingly to / to adapt to / to cope with
将错就错將錯就錯	jiāng cuò jiù cuò	lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom) / to make the best after a mistake / to accept an error and adapt to it / to muddle through
识时务識時務	shí shí wù	to have a clear view of things / to adapt to circumstances
投其所好	tóu qí suǒ hào	to adapt to sb's taste / to fit sb's fancy	syn
泥古不化	nì gǔ bù huà	conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)	syn
见景生情見景生情	jiàn jǐng shēng qíng	to be touched by a scene / to adapt to the situation
不识时变不識時變	bù shí shí biàn	to show no understanding of the times (idiom) / cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason
顺应不良順應不良	shùn yìng bù liáng	inability to adjust / unable to adapt
通权达变通權達變	tōng quán dá biàn	to adapt to circumstances	syn

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