# 可乘之机 (kěchéngzhījī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 可乘之机 (kěchéngzhījī) means “a loophole to exploit”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: a loophole to exploit
- Pinyin: kěchéngzhījī (ke3 cheng2 zhi1 ji1)
- Traditional: 可乘之機
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 不要给骗子留下可乘之机。
  Búyào gěi piànzi liúxià kěchéngzhījī.
  Do not give scammers an opportunity to exploit.

## Characters

- [可](https://hanziro.com/word/ke-but-however/) (kě): but, however; can, may
- [乘](https://hanziro.com/word/cheng-ride/) (chéng): to ride; to multiply (math)
- [之](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-possessive-marker/) (zhī): (particle) possessive marker; him, her, it
- 机 (jī): machine; mechanism; aircraft

https://hanziro.com/word/ke-cheng-zhi-ji-loophole-exploit/

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