趁機 [－机]

Jyutping can3 gei1
Pinyin chèn jī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to seize an opportunity
  2. to take advantage of situation
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    把握​、​利用​機會
    taking the advantage of an opportunity
    • 媽咪一出去，佢就趁機玩電腦。
      妈咪一出去，佢就趁机玩电脑。
      maa1 mi4 jat1 ceot1 heoi3, keoi5 zau6 can3 gei1 waan2 din6 nou5.
      Once mum went out, he immediately took the opportunity to play computer games.
  2. 近義詞
    乘機
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to seize an opportunity; to exploit a situation
    (syn.) 伺機, 乘间, 趁势, 乘隙, 伺机, 顺势, 乘势, 順勢, 趁勢, 乘間, 乘机, 乘勢, 乘機
    • 趁機逃走
      趁机逃走
      chèn jī táo zǒu
      to seize the chance to escape
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #441
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    因为今天明天我休息，所以趁机会快点搬好它。
    因為今天明天我休息，所以趁機會快點搬好它。
    yīn wèi jīn tiān míng tiān wǒ xiū xi ， suǒ yǐ chèn jī huì kuài diǎn bān hǎo tā 。
    • I don't have to go to work today and tomorrow, so I will use the opportunity to quickly finish moving it.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    妈咪一出去，佢就趁机玩电脑。
    媽咪一出去，佢就趁機玩電腦。
    maa1 mi4 jat1 ceot1 heoi3, keoi5 zau6 can3 gei1 waan2 din6 nou5.
    • Once mum went out, he immediately took the opportunity to play computer games.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    趁机逃走
    趁機逃走
    chèn jī táo zǒu
    • to seize the chance to escape
  2. Mandarin
    在护国公克伦威尔死后，其子无力维持英格兰共和国政权的稳定。保皇党因此趁机拥立英皇查尔斯二世复辟，并要求其接受君主立宪制的约束。
    在護國公克倫威爾死後，其子無力維持英格蘭共和國政權的穩定。保皇黨因此趁機擁立英皇查爾斯二世復辟，並要求其接受君主立憲制的約束。
    zài hù guó gōng kè lún wēi ěr sǐ hòu ， qí zǐ wú lì wéi chí yīng gé lán gòng hé guó zhèng quán de wěn dìng ． bǎo huáng dǎng yīn cǐ chèn jī yōng lì yīng huáng chá ěr sī èr shì fù pì ， bìng yào qiú qí jiē shòu jūn zhǔ lì xiàn zhì de yuē shù ．
    • After the death of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, his son (Richard Cromwell) was unable to maintain the stability of the Commonwealth of England. Royalists therefore enthroned the restoration of Charles II, while requiring him to be accept restrictions of constitutional monarchy.