聞風而動

闻风而动
wénfēngérdòng
  1. to respond instantly
  2. to act at once on hearing the news

CEDICT

聽到消息就馬上行動。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

聞風而動 wénfēng'érdòng

Entry Composition

1 聞風 wénfēng to hear news or rumours
2 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
3 動 dòng
  1. (of sth) to move
  2. to set in movement
  3. to displace
  4. to touch
  5. to make use of
  6. to stir (emotions)
  7. to alter
  8. abbr. for 動詞 dòngcí, verb