Meaning of 便宜从事
便宜从事 means to act at one's discretion; to use one's own judgement in the matter; to act as one sees fit. Pronounced biàn yí cóng shì.
- to act at one's discretion; to use one's own judgement in the matter; to act as one sees fit
Definitions & Examples
Zhǔ主
jiào教
liàn练
shòu授
yǔ予
tā他
chǎng场
shàng上
de的
biàn便
yí宜
cóng行
shì事
zhī之
quán权
。
The head coach granted him the authority to act as he sees fit on the field.
Qíng情
kuàng况
jǐn紧
jí急
，
nǐ你
kě可
biàn便
yí宜
cóng行
shì事
，
bù不
bì必
shì事
shì事
huì汇
bào报
。
The situation is urgent; you may act based on your discretion and don't need to report everything.
Gǔ古
rén人
yún云
：
jiàng将
zài在
wài外
，
jūn君
mìng命
yǒu有
suǒ所
bù不
shòu受
，
zhè这
jiù就
shì是
biàn便
yí宜
cóng行
shì事
。
As the ancients said: 'A general in the field may not accept all orders from his sovereign.' This is an example of acting with discretion.
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