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趁机

趁机 (chèn jī): Take advantage of an opportunity (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

趁机 consists of 2 characters.

to take advantage of; avail oneself of

machine; mechanism; opportunity

Word Info

Pinyinchèn jī

MeaningTake advantage of an opportunity

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdverb

Word趁机

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3.

How to Use 趁机 in Sentences

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

Verb + Object

chèn趁

jī机

dǎo捣

luàn乱

neutral

cause trouble when there's a chance

chèn趁

jī机

xiū休

xi息

neutral

take a break when there's a chance

chèn趁

jī机

táo逃

pǎo跑

neutral

escape at an opportune moment

Idiomwith而入

chèn趁

jī机

ér而

rù入

4.

Example Sentences with 趁机

tā他

chèn趁

jī机

huì会

qù去

xǐ洗

shǒu手

jiān

formal

Written

enter by taking advantage of an opportunity

间

。

He took the opportunity to go to the bathroom.

huì会

yì议

xiū休

xi息

shí时

，

tā他

chèn趁

jī机

xiàng向

zhuān专

jiā家

qǐng请

jiào教

le了

jǐ几

gè个

zhuān专

yè业

wèn问

tí题

。

During the meeting break, he took the opportunity to ask the expert a few professional questions.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

bú不

chèn趁

jī机

tuī推

guǎng广

yí一

xià下

gōng公

sī司

de的

xīn新

chǎn产

pǐn品

ne呢

？

Why don't you take the opportunity to promote the company's new product?

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.

tā他

méi没

yǒu有

chèn趁

jī机

tái抬

gāo高

jià价

gé格

，

fǎn反

ér而

gěi给

le了

wǒ我

men们

yí一

gè个

yōu优

huì惠

。

He did not take the opportunity to raise the price; instead, he gave us a discount.

chèn趁

zhe着

zhōu周

mò末

tiān天

qì气

hǎo好

，

wǒ我

men们

chèn趁

jī机

qù去

jiāo郊

wài外

tú徒

bù步

fàng放

sōng松

yí一

xià下

。

Taking advantage of the good weekend weather, we seized the opportunity to go hiking in the suburbs to relax.

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.

mā妈

ma妈

chū出

mén门

le了

，

wǒ我

chèn趁

jī机

bǎ把

fáng房

jiān间

chè彻

dǐ底

dǎ打

sǎo扫

le了

yí一

biàn遍

。

My mom went out, so I took the opportunity to thoroughly clean the room.

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