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时机 (shí jī): Opportunity (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

时机 consists of 2 characters.

time; season; period

machine; mechanism; opportunity

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 时机.

Words with 时

时候shí houHSK 1
小时xiǎo shíHSK 2
时间shí jiānHSK 2
准时zhǔn shíHSK 4
及时jí shíHSK 4
同时tóng shíHSK 4
平时píng shíHSK 4
当时dāng shíHSK 4

Words with 机

飞机fēi jīHSK 1
手机shǒu jīHSK 2
机场jī chǎngHSK 2
司机sī jīHSK 3
机会jī huìHSK 3
照相机zhào xiàng jīHSK 3
登机牌dēng jī páiHSK 4
伺机

sì jī

How to Use 时机 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 时机 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

děng等

dài待

shí时

jī机

neutral

wait for the right moment

cuò错

guò过

shí时

jī机

neutral

miss the opportunity

zhuā抓

zhù住

shí时

jī机

neutral

seize the opportunity

Adjective + Nounwith好

hǎo好

shí时

jī机

neutral

good timing

Subject + Verbwith成熟

shí时

jī机

chéng成

shú熟

Example Sentences with 时机

xiàn现

zài在

shì是

xué学

xí习

de的

hǎo好

formal

the time is ripe

shí

时

jī机

。

Now is a good time to study.

Xiàn现

zài在

zhèng正

shì是

tóu投

zī资

de的

hǎo好

shí时

jī机

。

Now is a good opportunity for investment.

tā他

zhèng正

zài在

děng等

dài待

yí一

gè个

jué绝

jiā佳

de的

shí时

jī机

lái来

xuān宣

bù布

zhè这

ge个

zhòng重

yào要

jué决

dìng定

。

He is waiting for a perfect opportunity to announce this important decision.

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nǐ你

jué觉

de得

xiàn现

zài在

shì是

bu不

shì是

tóu投

zī资

fáng房

dì地

chǎn产

de的

hǎo好

shí时

jī机

？

Do you think now is a good time to invest in real estate?

tā他

zhuā抓

zhù住

le了

shí时

jī机

，

chéng成

gōng功

yóu由

yú于

shí时

jī机

bù不

chéng成

shú熟

，

wǒ我

zài在

tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

，

bǎ把

wò握

shí时

jī机

zài在

hé合

shì适

de的

shí时

jī机

tí提

chū出

jiàn建

wǒ我

men们

dé得

zhǎo找

gè个

hé合

shì适

de的

shí时

jī

wán

完

chéng成

le了

rèn任

wù务

。

He seized the opportunity and successfully completed the task.

men

们

zàn暂

shí时

gē搁

zhì置

le了

zhè这

xiàng项

hé合

zuò作

jì计

huà划

。

Due to the inopportune timing, we have temporarily shelved this cooperation plan.

tí

提

chū出

guān关

jiàn键

tiáo条

jiàn件

zhì至

guān关

zhòng重

yào要

。

In negotiations, seizing the opportune moment to present key conditions is crucial.

yì议

，

wǎng往

wǎng往

gèng更

róng容

yì易

bèi被

cǎi采

nà纳

。

Suggestions made at the right time are often more likely to be adopted.

机

，

bǎ把

zhè这

jiàn件

shì事

hǎo好

hǎo好

liáo聊

yi一

liáo聊

。

We need to find a suitable moment to have a good talk about this matter.