to take advantage of an opportunity
Animated Stroke Order 趁
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HSK Vocabulary: 趁
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 趁 is used in context
1
tā他
chèn趁
jī机
liū溜
chū出
le了
huì会
yì议
shì室
。
He seized the opportunity to slip out of the meeting room.
2
wǒ我
men们
chèn趁
zǎo早
chū出
fā发
ba吧
。
Let's set off as early as possible.
3
qǐng请
chèn趁
rè热
hē喝
zhè这
wǎn碗
tāng汤
。
Please drink this bowl of soup while it's hot.
4
chèn趁
zǎo早
qǐ起
chuáng床
，
bié别
chí迟
dào到
。
Get up early so you won't be late.
5
chèn趁
zǎo早
xué学
xí习
，
kǎo考
shì试
cái才
néng能
kǎo考
hǎo好
。
Study early so you can do well on the exam.
6
chèn趁
zǎo早
zhǔn准
bèi备
，
yǐ以
miǎn免
lín临
shí时
shǒu手
máng忙
jiǎo脚
luàn乱
。
Prepare early to avoid being flustered at the last minute.
7
tā他
chèn趁
jī机
huì会
qù去
xǐ洗
shǒu手
jiān间
。
He took the opportunity to go to the bathroom.
8
xià下
yǔ雨
le了
，
wǒ我
chèn趁
jī机
zài在
jiā家
kàn看
shū书
。
It's raining, so I'm taking the opportunity to read at home.
9
lǎo老
bǎn板
chū出
chāi差
shí时
，
tā他
chèn趁
jī机
wán完
chéng成
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
jī积
yā压
de的
gōng工
zuò作
。
When the boss was away on business, he seized the opportunity to finish all the backlogged work.
Information
Traditional趁
Radical走
Strokes12
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#1888
Zhuyinㄔㄣˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+8D81
CangjieGOYHH
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality