乘隙
chéng​xì

to exploit a loophole

  • created reference approved 乘隙 → 乘间/乘間 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    乘隙 chéng​xì

    乘间 / 乘間 chéng​jiàn

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 乘隙 · chéng​xì · to exploit a loophole — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    乘隙

    chéng​xì

    to exploit a loophole

    to take advantage of an opportunity or a weak point; to seize a fleeting chance

    乘 (literal) → 乘 · chéng · to take advantage of 隙 (literal) → 隙 · xì · loophole

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 乘隙 · chéng​xì · taking advantage of an opportunity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    乘隙

    chéng​xì

    taking advantage of an opportunity

    used as an adverb to describe doing something while taking advantage of a gap or chance

    乘 (literal) → 乘 · chéng · while 隙 (literal) → 隙 · xì · loophole

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

    created sense