Definition
应景 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to do something for the occasion' or 'to be appropriate to the current situation'. You can separate it with a measure word or object: 应个景 ('do it as a gesture for the occasion'), 应了这个景 ('fit this occasion'). It often describes actions or words that are timely but may be superficial — just going through the motions to match the mood. Note: the standard pronunciation is yìng jǐng; this entry's pinyin yīng may be a data error.
v.o.
to do something for the occasionto be fitting for the circumstances
Examples
- ，。Dàjiā dōu chuān hóngsè, wǒ yě huàn le jiàn hóng yīfu lái yìng gè yīng.Everyone was wearing red, so I changed into a red dress to go along with it.
- ，应景，。Zhè duàn fāyán suīrán jiǎndān, què fēicháng yīng, yíngdé le zhǎngshēng.Though brief, the speech was very timely and earned applause.
- 应景，。Chūnjié tiē duìlián shì yīng de zuòfǎ, jiājiāhùhù dōu huì zuò.Pasting couplets during Spring Festival is a fitting tradition; every household does it.
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