cơ biến
Definition
- Verb:
- To adapt to circumstances: To change or adjust oneself, one's behavior, or one's methods in response to changing situations or conditions. This term often implies a flexible and pragmatic approach.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người lãnh đạo giỏi phải biết cơ biến. (A good leader must know how to adapt to circumstances.)
- Trong tình huống khó khăn, anh ấy đã cơ biến rất nhanh. (In a difficult situation, he adapted very quickly.)
Advanced Usage
- "Khả năng cơ biến": The ability to adapt.
- Công ty cần nhân viên có khả năng cơ biến cao. (The company needs employees with a high ability to adapt.)
Variants and Related Words
- Linh hoạt (adj): Flexible, adaptable.
- Cô ấy là một người rất linh hoạt. (She is a very flexible person.)
- Ứng biến (v): To improvise, to react and adapt to an immediate situation. (Note: This is a closely related but distinct term, often used in more tactical or immediate contexts than ).
Synonyms
- Thích ứng: To adapt, to acclimatize.
- Điều chỉnh: To adjust, to modify.
Related Idioms
- "Tùy cơ ứng biến": To adapt flexibly as the situation demands; to play it by ear.
- Chúng ta chưa có kế hoạch chi tiết, cứ tùy cơ ứng biến vậy. (We don't have a detailed plan yet, let's just adapt flexibly as we go.)