# 趁机 (chènjī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 趁机 (chènjī) means “to seize an opportunity”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to seize an opportunity
- Pinyin: chènjī (chen4 ji1)
- Traditional: 趁機
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 大家不注意时，他趁机溜走了。
  Dàjiā bù zhùyì shí, tā chènjī liūzǒu le.
  While no one was looking, he slipped away.

## Characters

- [趁](https://hanziro.com/word/chen-avail-oneself/) (chèn): to avail oneself of; to take advantage of
- 机 (jī): machine; mechanism; aircraft

https://hanziro.com/word/chen-ji-seize-opportunity/

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