Chinese–English

应运而生

yìng yùn ér shēng · ying yun er sheng

Traditional 應運而生

Meaning

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  1. to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom)
  2. to arise at an opportune time
  3. able to take advantage of an opportunity
  4. to rise to the occasion
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