趁机 (趁機)
chèn jī
Pinyin

Definition

趁机 (趁機)
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chèn jī
  1. to seize an opportunity
  2. to take advantage of situation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (6)

趁
chèn
  1. 1 to avail oneself of
  2. 2 to take advantage of
趁早
chèn zǎo
  1. 1 as soon as possible
  2. 2 at the first opportunity
  3. 3 the sooner the better
  4. 4 before it's too late
趁机
chèn jī
  1. 1 to seize an opportunity
  2. 2 to take advantage of situation
趁人之危
chèn rén zhī wēi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)
趁势
chèn shì
  1. 1 to take advantage of a favorable situation
  2. 2 to seize an opportunity

Idioms (2)

趁人之危
chèn rén zhī wēi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)
趁火打劫
chèn huǒ dǎ jié
  1. 1 to loot a burning house
  2. 2 to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)

Sample Sentences

秦宇终于松了一口气，原来是个乌龙，只是虚惊一场罢了。他趁机问了女孩儿的名字，聊了几句，原来女孩儿喜欢看话剧，同时也是个古董控，一个月前去了上海玩，在上海看了几场话剧，还去逛了一些跳蚤市场。秦宇原本想加她微信，但女孩儿说手机上周摔坏了，暂时没有手机可以用。于是他们直接约了隔天表演开场前的半小时在剧院门口碰面。
QínYǔ zhōngyú sōngleyìkǒuqì ，yuánlái shì ge wūlóng ，zhǐshì xūjīngyìchǎng bàle 。tā chènjī wèn le nǚháiēr de míngzi ，liáo le jǐ jù ，yuánlái nǚháiēr xǐhuan kàn huàjù ，tóngshí yě shì ge gǔdǒng kòng ，yīgē yuè qián qù le Shànghǎi wán ，zài Shànghǎi kàn le jǐ chǎng huàjù ，hái qù quàng le yīxiē tiàozǎoshìchǎng 。QínYǔ yuánběn xiǎng jiā tā Wēixìn ，dàn nǚháiēr shuō shǒujī shàngzhōu shuāihuài le ，zànshí méiyǒu shǒujī kěyǐ yòng 。yúshì tāmen zhíjiē yuē le gétiān biǎoyǎn kāichǎng qián de bànxiǎoshí zài jùyuàn ménkǒu pèngmiàn 。
QinYu took a load off his mind. As it turned out that it's a mistake, merely a false alarm. He seized the opportunity and asked the girl's name, chatted for a while. In fact, the girl likes to watch stage drama, and she's a big fan of antique as well. Last month, she went to visit Shanghai, watched some play there, and visited some flea market. QinYu was thinking to add her on Wechat, but the girl said that she broke her phone last week, so she doesn't have a phone. Therefore, they decided to meet in front of the theatre half an hour before the play starts the next day.
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新年假期有没有趁机旅行一趟？都说“读万卷书不如行万里路”，是吧？
xīnnián jiàqī yǒumeiyǒu chènjī lǚxíng yī tāng ？dōu shuō “dú wàn juǎn shū bùrú xíng wàn lǐ lù ”，shì ba ？
Did you take advantage of the New Year's holiday to go travelling? They do say "travelling 10,000 miles is better than reading 10,000 books", no?
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好主意！那，除了形形色色的微商还有各种各样秀自拍的，都希望趁机成为“网红”。
hǎo zhǔyi ！nà ，chúle xíngxíngsèsè de wēishāng háiyǒu gèzhǒnggèyàng xiù zìpāi de ，dōu xīwàng chènjī chéngwéi “wǎnghóng ”。
Good idea! As well as all kinds of WeChat merchants there are also all sorts of people showing off their selfies, taking the opportunity to get famous online.
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刚好啊！我本来还担心期末报告赶不完了，放假也好，可以趁机专心写报告。
gānghǎo ā ！wǒ běnlái hái dānxīn qīmò bàogào gǎn bù wán le ，fàngjià yěhǎo ，kěyǐ chènjī zhuānxīn xiě bàogào 。
What good timing! I was worried that I wouldn't be able to complete the end of term report. It's just as well there's a day off, I can use to time to concentrate on finishing my report.
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代驾安全吗？会不会看胖子喝醉了，趁机抢劫？
dàijià ānquán ma ？huì bu huì kàn pàngzi hēzuì le ，chènjī qiǎngjié ？
Are those designated drivers safe? Will they see how drunk fatty is and take advantage of him and rob him?
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公司经常有很多培训，那我们可以趁机多学点儿东西。
gōngsī jīngcháng yǒu hěn duō péixùn ，nà wǒmen kěyǐ chènjī duō xué diǎnr dōngxi 。
The company often has a lot of training that we can take advantage of to learn things.
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有的小朋友当他们的爸爸妈妈不在家的时候，他们就会趁机玩游戏。
yǒude xiǎopéngyou dāng tāmen de bàba māma bù zài jiā de shíhou ，tāmen jiù huì chènjī wán yóuxì 。
When their parents aren't at home, some kids take advantage of this time to play games.
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他暗恋的女生失恋了，他就趁机向她表白。
tā ànliàn de nǚshēng shīliàn le ，tā jiù chènjī xiàng tā biǎobái 。
The woman that he had a crush on broke up with her boyfriend, so he used this moment to tell her how he felt.
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地震的时候水和食物都不够，有的商人就会趁机涨价。
dìzhèn de shíhou shuǐ hé shíwù dōu bùgòu ，yǒude shāngrén jiù huì chènjī zhǎngjià 。
When there's an earthquake, food and water aren't enough, and some businessmen will take advantage of the rise in prices.
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有的医生给病人看病的时候会趁机吃病人的豆腐。
yǒude yīshēng gěi bìngrén kànbìng de shíhou huì chènjī chī bìngrén de dòufu 。
When examining their patients, some doctors take advantage of them and cop a feel.
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