chèn​rén​zhī​wēi

to exploit someone's plight

  1. 趁 chèn preposition
    while
    to take advantage of an opportunity or situation; to avail oneself of a certain time or condition
  2. 人 rén nounpronoun
    other people
    other people; others; another person
  3. 之 zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.
  4. dangerous
    (bound form) danger; precarious; in jeopardy; to endanger; to imperil