乘人之危
chéng​rén​zhī​wēi HSK7

to take advantage of someone in trouble

  • created sense approved 乘人之危 · chéng​rén​zhī​wēi · to take advantage of someone in trouble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    chéng​rén​zhī​wéi

    乘 (literal) → 乘 · chéng · to take advantage of 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 危 (literal) → 危 · wēi · dangerous

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