钻空子 meaning in English

zuān kòngzi

to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)

HSK 7-9Traditional 鑽空子21 strokes

Meaning of 钻空子

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zuānkòngzi
  1. to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)

钻空子 in example sentences

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

我wǒ们men不bù能néng让ràng对duì方fāng钻zuān空kòng子zi。
We can't leave the counterparty any loopholes.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

钻 zuān · to drill · 10 strokes

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空 kōng · empty · 8 strokes

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子 zi · noun suffix · 3 strokes

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  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 钻空子.

孩子háizichild
儿子érzison
房子fángzihouse; building (single- or two-story)
桌子zhuōzitable; desk
杯子bēizicup; glass
包子bāozibaozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
本子běnzibook; notebook
样子yàngziappearance; manner
日子rìziday; a (calendar) date
空气kōngqìair; atmosphere
椅子yǐzichair
瓶子píngzibottle

Questions about 钻空子

What does 钻空子 mean?

钻空子 (zuān kòngzi) means "to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)".

How do you write 钻空子?

钻空子 is made of 3 characters: 钻 (10 strokes), 空 (8 strokes), 子 (3 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 钻空子 an HSK word?

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

How is 钻空子 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 钻空子 is written 鑽空子.