可
乘
之
机

An opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit in Chinese: 可乘之机 (kě chéng zhī jī)

kě chéng zhī jī

an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 可乘之機1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit

Stroke order

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可
乘
之
机

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄜˇ

kě

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˇ/ third tone

ㄔㄥˊ

chéng

ㄔ/ chㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄓ

zhī

ㄓ/ zh—/ first tone

ㄐㄧ

jī

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

可乘之机

Simplified

可乘之機

Traditional

Example sentences

See 可乘之机 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我们不能给对手可乘之机。

    wǒ men bù néng gěi duì shǒu kě chéng zhī jī。

    We must not give our opponents any opening to exploit.

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Related words

之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)

乘

chéng

to ride

可

kě

(prefix) can

飞机

fēi jī

airplane

机场

jī chǎng

airport

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

可以

kě yǐ

can

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

机会

jī huì

opportunity

可爱

kě ài

adorable

司机

sī jī

chauffeur

乘坐

chéng zuò

to ride (in a vehicle)

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