乘机 (chéng jī) — to seize an opportunity, to take advantage of a situation
Definition
Literary 'to seize an opportunity / take advantage of a moment.' Used in formal writing (news, reports); in speech 趁机 is more common.
verb
to seize an opportunityto take advantage of a situation
Examples
- 乘机。Tā chéng jī lí kāi le fáng jiān.He took the opportunity to leave the room.
- ，。Tā chéng le zhè cì jī, zhuàn le hěn duō qián.He took this opportunity and made a lot of money.
- 乘机。Dí rén chéng jī fā dòng le jìn gōng.The enemy seized the opportunity to launch an attack.
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