趁機

Chinese

		avail oneself of; take advantage of	machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (趁機)		趁	機
simp. (趁机)		趁	机

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chènjī

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˋ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): can³ gei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chènjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˋ ㄐㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chènji
  - Wade–Giles: chʻên⁴-chi¹
  - Yale: chèn-jī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chennji
  - Palladius: чэньцзи (čɛnʹczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: can³ gei¹
  - Yale: chan gēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsan³ gei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cen³ géi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn³³ kei̯⁵⁵/

Verb

趁機

to seize an opportunity; to exploit a situation
趁機逃走／趁机逃走 ― chènjī táozǒu ― to seize the chance to escape

Synonyms

乘勢／乘势 (chéngshì) (formal)
乘機／乘机 (chéngjī)
乘間／乘间 (chéngjiàn) (literary)
乘隙 (chéngxì) (literary)
伺機／伺机 (sìjī)
趁勢／趁势 (chènshì)
順勢／顺势 (shùnshì)

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