趁
verb C2- to avail oneself of
- to take advantage of
Other readings
- chènold variant of 趁[chen4]
Words with it
- 趁机 chèn jī to seize an opportunity
- 趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible
- 趁势 chèn shì to take advantage of a favorable situation
- 趁火打劫 chèn huǒ dǎ jié
- 趁热打铁 chèn rè dǎ tiě to strike while the iron is hot
- 趁热 chèn rè while it's still hot
- 趁人之危 chèn rén zhī wēi to take advantage of sb's difficulties
- 趁手 chèn shǒu conveniently
- 打铁趁热 dǎ tiě chèn rè see 趁熱打鐵|趁热打铁[chen4 re4 da3 tie3]
- 趁便 chèn biàn to take the opportunity
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