| 见风使帆 | jian4 feng1 shi3 fan1 | fig. to act pragmatically |
| 见风使舵 | jian4 feng1 shi3 duo4 | fig. to act pragmatically |
| 躲风 | duo3 feng1 | lit. to avoid the wind |
| 情境决定行为论 | qing2 jing4 jue2 ding4 xing2 wei2 lun2 | situationism |
| 狂风暴雨 | kuang2 feng1 bao4 yu3 | (fig.) difficult, dangerous situation |
| 不断升级的状况 | bu4 duan4 sheng1 ji2 de5 zhuang4 kuang4 | unceasingly escalating situation |
| 世界形势 | shi4 jie4 xing2 shi4 | world situation |
| 严峻局 | yan2 jun4 ju2 | serious situation |
| 临机制变 | lin2 ji1 zhi4 bian4 | to make changes as the situation demands |
| 人员伤亡情况 | ren2 yuan2 shang1 wang2 qing2 kuang4 | casualty situation |
| 作战状态 | zuo4 zhan4 zhuang4 tai4 | combat situation |
| 保持局势的稳定 | bao3 chi2 ju2 shi4 de5 wen3 ding4 | to maintain the stability of the situation |
| 冷战后国际形势 | leng3 zhan4 hou4 guo2 ji4 xing2 shi4 | international situation after the Cold War |