投机取巧
tóu​jī​qǔ​qiǎo

opportunistic

  • created sense approved 投机取巧/投機取巧 · tóu​jī​qǔ​qiǎo · opportunistic — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    投机取巧 / 投機取巧

    tóu​jī​qǔ​qiǎo

    opportunistic

    to be opportunistic; to use dishonest or tricky methods to gain an advantage; to look for shortcuts instead of working hard

    投机 (literal) → 投机/投機 · tóu​jī · to speculate 取巧 (literal) → 取巧 · qǔ​qiǎo · to take shortcuts

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

    created sense