借机 (借機)
jiè jī
Pinyin

Definition

借机 (借機)
 - 
jiè jī
  1. to seize the opportunity

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

借
jiè
  1. 1 to lend
  2. 2 to borrow
  3. 3 by means of
  4. 4 to take (an opportunity)
借口
jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to use as an excuse
  2. 2 on the pretext
  3. 3 excuse
  4. 4 pretext
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
借助
jiè zhù
  1. 1 to draw support from
  2. 2 with the help of
借宿
jiè sù
  1. 1 to stay with sb
  2. 2 to ask for lodging

Idioms (10)

以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
  1. 1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
  1. 1 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
借东风
jiè dōng fēng
  1. 1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use sb's help

Sample Sentences

是啊。不过在闹洞房的时候你可以借机整整他们。
shì a 。bùguò zài nào dòngfáng de shíhou nǐ kěyǐ jièjī zhěngzheng tāmen 。
Yeah. But when they are hazing the groom and the bride you can take the opportunity to make them suffer.
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那也可能是机会呢。新闻上说美联储现在积极鼓动中国资金收购美国资产，我们可以借机成为世界经济的龙头。
nà yě kěnéng shì jīhuì ne 。xīnwén shàng shuō měiliánchǔ xiànzài jījí gǔdòng Zhōngguó zījīn shōugòu Měiguó zīchǎn ，wǒmen kěyǐ jièjī chéngwéi shìjièjīngjì de lóngtóu 。
Maybe it's an opportunity. On the news, they're saying that the American Federal Reserve is actively encouraging the use of Chinese funds to buy up American properties. We can use this crisis to become world economic leaders!
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