可乘之机
kě​chéng​zhī​jī HSK7

opportunity to exploit

  • created sense approved 可乘之机/可乘之機 · kě​chéng​zhī​jī · opportunity to exploit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可乘之机 / 可乘之機

    kě​chéng​zhī​jī

    opportunity to exploit

    (idiom) an opportunity that can be taken advantage of, especially by an opponent or adversary

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · worth 乘 (literal) → 乘 · chéng · to take advantage of 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 机 (literal) → 机/機 · jī · opportunity

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