quán
biàn

literary
formal

Meaning of 权变

权变 means to adapt to changing circumstances; to act expediently according to the situation. Pronounced quán biàn.

  • to adapt to changing circumstances; to act expediently according to the situation

Definitions & Examples

Yōu
xiù
de
lǐng
dǎo
zhě
dǒng
de
tōng
quán
biàn
 
néng
shǒu
chéng
guī
 

An excellent leader must understand how to adapt to circumstances and cannot stick to conventions rigidly.

Zài
chǔ
zhè
zhǒng
shì
jiàn
shí
 
men
yào
cǎi
quán
biàn
de
tài
 

When dealing with such emergencies, we need to adopt a flexible and adaptive attitude.

wéi
rén
guò
bǎn
 
quē
quán
biàn
de
néng
 

He is too rigid in his ways and lacks the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.