契
机

Opportunity in Chinese: 契机 (qì jī)

qì jī

opportunity

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 契機1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1opportunity
  2. 2turning point
  3. 3juncture

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契
机

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧˋ

qì

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧ

jī

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

契机

Simplified

契機

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这次失败成了他改变自己的契机。

    zhè cì shī bài chéng le tā gǎi biàn zì jǐ de qì jī。

    This failure became the turning point for him to change.

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Related words

飞机

fēi jī

airplane

机场

jī chǎng

airport

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

机会

jī huì

opportunity

司机

sī jī

chauffeur

机器

jī qì

machine

机票

jī piào

air ticket

关机

guān jī

to turn off (a machine or device)

开机

kāi jī

to start an engine

相机

xiàng jī

camera (abbr. for 照相机)

耳机

ěr jī

headphones

机构

jī gòu

mechanism

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