"pragmatic" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
现实現實	xiàn shí	n., adj.	reality / actuality / real / actual / realistic / pragmatic / materialistic / self-interested	syn
实用實用	shí yòng	adj.	to apply in practice / practical / functional / pragmatic / applied (science)	syn
随机隨機	suí jī	adv., adj.	according to the situation / pragmatic / random	syn
务实務實	wù shí	v., adj.	to deal with concrete matters / pragmatic
变通變通	biàn tōng	v.	pragmatic / flexible / to act differently in different situations / to accommodate to circumstances	syn
随机应变隨機應變	suí jī yìng biàn		to change according to the situation (idiom) / pragmatic	syn
雁过拔毛雁過拔毛	yàn guò bá máo		lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose / fig. to seize any opportunity / pragmatic	syn
顺风转舵順風轉舵	shùn fēng zhuǎn duò		to act according to whatever is the current outlook / pragmatic / unprincipled	syn
机变機變	jī biàn		improvisation / flexible / adaptable / pragmatic

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
勤俭务实勤儉務實	qín jiǎn wù shí	hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic
临时施宜	lín shí shī yí	(idiom) To adopt appropriate measures as circumstances arise. The expression describes a pragmatic and flexible approach.
知时识务	zhī shí shí wù	(idiom) To understand the prevailing situation and the ways of the world, and not act against the general trend. It describes a pragmatic attitude.

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