乘
人
之
危

乘人之危 (chéng rén zhī wēi) – to take advantage of sb's precarious position

chéng rén zhī wēi

to take advantage of sb's precarious position

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

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  1. 1to take advantage of sb's precarious position

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Related words

人

rén

person

之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)

乘

chéng

surname Cheng

男人

nán rén

a man

女人

nǚ rén

woman

别人

bié ren

other people

客人

kè rén

visitor

乘坐

chéng zuò

to ride (in a vehicle)

分之

fēn zhī

(indicating a fraction)

危险

wēi xiǎn

danger

敌人

dí rén

enemy

个人

gè rén

individual

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