兵来将挡，水来土掩

bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn

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1. to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation

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Child Words of 兵来将挡，水来土掩

• 来 来 lái: to come
• 兵 兵 bīng: a force
• 土 土 tǔ: earth
• 将 将 jiāng: will
• 将 将 jiàng: (bound form) a general
• 将 将 qiāng: to desire
• 挡 挡 dǎng: to resist
• 挡 挡 dàng: to arrange
• 水 水 shuǐ: water
• 掩 掩 yǎn: to cover up; to conceal