趁机 meaning in English

chènjī

to seize an opportunity

HSK 7-9adverbTraditional 趁機18 strokes

Meaning of 趁机

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chènjī
  1. to seize an opportunity

趁机 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

因yīn为wèi今jīn天tiān明míng天tiān我wǒ休xiū息xī,所suǒ以yǐ趁chèn机jī会huì快kuài点diǎn搬bān好hǎo它tā。
I don't have to go to work today and tomorrow, so I will use the opportunity to quickly finish moving it.

Stroke order for each character

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趁 chèn · to avail oneself of · 12 strokes

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机 jī · desk · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 趁机.

飞机fēijīairplane
手机shǒujīcell phone; mobile phone
机场jīchǎngairport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circum
机票jīpiàoplane ticket; airline ticket
电视机diànshìjītelevision set
机会jīhuìopportunity; chance
司机sījīchauffeur; driver
相机xiàngjīcamera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]); at the opportune moment
计算机jìsuànjīcomputer; (Tw) calculator
关机guānjīto turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film
洗衣机xǐyījīwashing machine; washer
开机kāijīto start an engine; to boot up (a computer)

Questions about 趁机

What does 趁机 mean?

趁机 (chènjī) means "to seize an opportunity" and is used as a adverb.

How do you write 趁机?

趁机 is made of 2 characters: 趁 (12 strokes), 机 (6 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 趁机 an HSK word?

Yes. 趁机 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 趁机 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 趁机 is written 趁機.