钻空子 [鑽空子] - lit. to drill a hole, to take advantage of a loophole, to exploit an advantage, to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad) - zuān kòng zi | Definition | ChinesePod.com

钻空子 (鑽空子)

zuān kòng zi

Pinyin

Definition

钻空子 (鑽空子)

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zuān kòng zi

lit. to drill a hole
to take advantage of a loophole
to exploit an advantage
to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

ér zi

1 son

tù zi

1 hare
2 rabbit
3 classifier: 只 zhī

tiān kōng

1 sky

nǚ zǐ

1 woman
2 female

mèi zi

1 (dialect) younger sister
2 girl

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡

yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang

1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise

一纸空文

yī zhǐ kōng wén

1 a worthless piece of paper (idiom)

不入虎穴，焉得虎子

bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ

1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

不见兔子不撒鹰

bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng

1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
2 one doesn't act without some incentive

乱臣贼子

luàn chén zéi zǐ

1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
2 general term for scoundrel

Sample Sentences

嗯，看来知识产权真是中国所面临着的一个大问题。以前法律不健全，所以好多商家得不到保护。可是现在，法律进步了，但还是有那么多钻空子的人。长期这样下去对中国的经济发展该是多么不利啊。

ng4 ，kànlai zhīshichǎnquán zhēnshì Zhōngguó suǒ miànlín zhe de yī ge dà wèntí 。yǐqián fǎlǜ bù jiànquán ，suǒyǐ hǎoduō shāngjiā dé bu dào bǎohù 。kěshì xiànzài ，fǎlǜ jìnbù le ，dàn hái shì yǒu nàme duō zuān kòngzi de rén 。chángqī zhèyàng xiàqu duì Zhōngguó de jīngjì fāzhǎn gāi shì duōme bùlì ā 。

Uh-huh. It seems like intellectual property rights are really a big problem that China is facing. Before, the laws were not as strong, so a lot of businesses couldn’t get protection. Now, the laws have improved, but there are still a lot of people looking for loopholes. This is detrimental to long-term economic development.