乘隙
chéng xì
Pinyin

Definition

乘隙
 - 
chéng xì
  1. to seize an opportunity
  2. to exploit (a loophole)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

乘
Chéng
  1. 1 surname Cheng
乘坐
chéng zuò
  1. 1 to ride (in a vehicle)
乘客
chéng kè
  1. 1 passenger
上乘
shàng chéng
  1. 1 first-class
  2. 2 best quality
  3. 3 also pr. [shàng shèng]
乘务员
chéng wù yuán
  1. 1 attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc
乘机
chéng jī
  1. 1 to take the opportunity
  2. 2 to take a plane
乘法
chéng fǎ
  1. 1 multiplication
乘车
chéng chē
  1. 1 to ride (in a car or carriage)
  2. 2 to drive
  3. 3 to motor
乘风
chéng fēng
  1. 1 to ride the wind
  2. 2 to use a fair wind
  3. 3 to take an opportunity
大乘
Dà shèng
  1. 1 Mahayana, the Great Vehicle
  2. 2 Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond
  3. 3 also pr. [Dà chéng]
换乘
huàn chéng
  1. 1 to change train (plane, bus etc)
  2. 2 transfer between modes of transport
搭乘
dā chéng
  1. 1 to ride as a passenger
  2. 2 to travel by (car, plane etc)
白驹过隙
bái jū guò xì
  1. 1 a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!
空乘
kōng chéng
  1. 1 flight attendant
  2. 2 on-board service
空隙
kòng xì
  1. 1 crack
  2. 2 gap between two objects
  3. 3 gap in time between two events
缝隙
fèng xì
  1. 1 small crack
  2. 2 chink
间隙
jiàn xì
  1. 1 interval
  2. 2 gap
  3. 3 clearance
乘人之危
chéng rén zhī wēi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb's precarious position
乘以
chéng yǐ
  1. 1 (math.) multiplied with
乘务
chéng wù
  1. 1 service (on a train, a plane etc)

Idioms (9)

乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to take sb by surprise
乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù
  1. 1 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
  1. 1 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
前人栽树，后人乘凉
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
  1. 1 to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn
  1. 1 (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
  1. 1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
有机可乘
yǒu jī kě chéng
  1. 1 to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)
白驹过隙
bái jū guò xì
  1. 1 a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!
观衅伺隙
guān xìn sì xì
  1. 1 lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to search out one's opponent's weak points
  3. 3 to look for the Achilles' heel

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