Meaning of 乘人之危
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
chéngrénzhīwēi
- to take advantage of sb's precarious position
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乘 chéng · to ride · 10 strokes
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人 rén · person · 2 strokes
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之 zhī · possessive particle · 3 strokes
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危 wēi · dangerous · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 乘人之危.
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman |
| 男人 | nánrén | a man; a male |
| 别人 | biérén | other people; others; other person |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member; (old) servant |
| 病人 | bìngrén | sick person; patient |
| 工人 | gōngrén | worker |
| 老人 | lǎorén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
| 人们 | rénmen | people |
| 大人 | dàren | adult; grownup |
| 客人 | kèrén | visitor; guest; customer |
| 好人 | hǎorén | good person; healthy person |
Questions about 乘人之危
What does 乘人之危 mean?
乘人之危 (chéngrénzhīwēi) means "to take advantage of sb's precarious position".
How do you write 乘人之危?
乘人之危 is made of 4 characters: 乘 (10 strokes), 人 (2 strokes), 之 (3 strokes), 危 (6 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 乘人之危 an HSK word?
Yes. 乘人之危 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.