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趁
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take advantage of

HSK 7
Human →Actions
chèn
チン
お.う
진, 전
Components
走 walk+ 㐱 thick hair =
趁 take advantage of
走 Meaning component
zǒu walk
walk, go on foot
walk
㐱 Phonetic component
zhěn thick hair
(same as 鬒) bushy, black hair
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Notes
Similar Characters
陡 steep赳 valiant赴 go to赶 pursue (simp)起 begin赸 趄 lame超 transcend越 surpass趋 hurry (simp)趑 can't move趔 not progressing趕 hurry (trad)趙 Zhao (trad)趟 trip趣 interest趦 unable to move趨 hasten (trad)趯 jump (iii)趱 go in hurry (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
趁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
趁 [chèn]
to avail oneself of; to take advantage of
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (19)
趁机 [chèn​jī] #12,826
to seize an opportunity
趁机 [chèn​jī] #12,826
to seize an opportunity
趁早 [chèn​zǎo] #19,659
as soon as possible
趁热打铁 [chèn​rè​dǎ​tiě] #29,285
to strike while the iron is hot
趁热打铁 [chèn​rè​dǎ​tiě] #29,285
to strike while the iron is hot
趁势 [chèn​shì] #31,811
to take advantage of a favorable situation
趁势 [chèn​shì] #31,811
to take advantage of a favorable situation
趁火打劫 [chèn​huǒ​dǎ​jié] #36,495
to loot a burning house
趁便 [chèn​biàn] #65,711
to take the opportunity
趁心 [chèn​xīn] #67,868
variant of 稱心|称心[chèn​xīn]
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