The right person at the right time in the right place

Chinese translation: 天时、地利、人和

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English term or phrase:The right person at the right time in the right place
Chinese translation:天时、地利、人和
Entered by: FourSeasons

20:13 Sep 6, 2009
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Printing & Publishing
English term or phrase: The right person at the right time in the right place
Context:
The right person at the right time in the right place.... established an organisation.

Thanks.
FourSeasons
Local time: 20:55
天时、地利、人和
Explanation:
This is a Chinese idiom, originally used to describe the most favorable conditions, including time, place and people, to acheive success in a given task, especially in a war.

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Ruby Zhou
Australia
Local time: 04:25
Grading comment
Excellent suggestion. Thank you very much!
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the right person at the right time in the right place
天时、地利、人和


Explanation:
This is a Chinese idiom, originally used to describe the most favorable conditions, including time, place and people, to acheive success in a given task, especially in a war.



Ruby Zhou
Australia
Local time: 04:25
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Excellent suggestion. Thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kathy Huang (X)
12 hrs

agree  Guei Lin
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agree  Dr JM Chen, PhD
2 days 14 hrs

agree  Vincent Xu
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