趁

To avail oneself of in Chinese: 趁 (chèn)

chèn

to avail oneself of

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to avail oneself of
  2. 2to take advantage of

Stroke order

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趁

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄔㄣˋ

chèn

ㄔ/ chㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 趁 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 打铁趁热。

    dǎ tiě chèn rè。

    Strike while the iron is hot.

  • 趁热打铁。

    chèn rè dǎ tiě。

    Strike while the iron is hot.

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Related words

趁机

chèn jī

to seize an opportunity

趁早

chèn zǎo

as soon as possible

趁着

chènzhe

while

称呼

chēng hu

to call

诚恳

chéng kěn

sincere

吃亏

chī kuī

to suffer losses

翅膀

chì bǎng

wing

抽屉

chōu ti

drawer

抽象

chōu xiàng

abstract

传染

chuán rǎn

to infect

磁带

cí dài

magnetic tape

匆忙

cōng máng

hasty

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