chéng​rén​zhī​wēi HSK7

to take advantage of someone in trouble

乘人之危 chéng​rén​zhī​wēi
to take advantage of someone in trouble
To exploit someone's difficulties or precarious situation for one's own gain; to strike when someone is down.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.030 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.247 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

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