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Meaning of 趁

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HSK 5
Pinyin: chèn
English Definition: to avail oneself of; to take advantage of
Chinese Definition:
①利用时间、机会:趁早。趁机。趁势。趁火打劫(趁人家发生火灾时去抢劫,喻在别人危难时乘机去捞好处)。趁热打铁。
②搭乘:趁车。趁船。
③逐,追赶:“花底山蜂远趁人”。
④往,赴:趁墟(赶集)。趁熟(逃荒到丰收之处)。
⑤富有:趁钱。趁几身衣服。
⑥古同“称”,适合。
Total strokes: 12; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (walk) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Surround from lower left
    • [ zǒu ] to walk, to run, to flee
    • [ zhěn ] bushy, black hair; variant of 鬒
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Example Words
趁机 chèn to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation
趁势 chèn shì to take advantage of a favorable situation; to seize an opportunity
趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late
趁热打铁 chèn tiě to strike while the iron is hot
趁火打劫 chèn huǒ jié to loot a burning house; to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
The criminal escaped under the cover of darkness.
2
You can take this opportunity to have a good talk with him.
3
The burglar broke into the house while the family was on vacation.
4
Taking advantage of the nice weather, we went to the park to practice long jump and exercise.
5
If you don't make money now, you may suffer big losses in the future.