乘機
chéng​jī

to seize the opportunity

  • created sense approved 乘机/乘機 · chéng​jī · to seize the opportunity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    乘机 / 乘機

    chéng​jī

    to seize the opportunity

    To take advantage of a situation or opportunity; to act while the timing is right

    乘 (literal) → 乘 · chéng · to take advantage of 机 (literal) → 机/機 · jī · opportunity

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  • created sense approved 乘机/乘機 · chéng​jī · to take a plane — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    乘机 / 乘機

    chéng​jī

    to take a plane

    To travel by airplane; to board a flight.

    乘 (literal) → 乘 · chéng · to ride 机 (literal) → 机/機 · jī · airplane

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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