占便宜

佔便宜
zhànpiányí
verb #20,081

Meanings

  1. 1 to take advantage of
  2. 2 to gain an unfair benefit
  3. 3 to benefit at others' expense

Examples

HSK 3
Tā zǒng xǐhuān zhàn biérén de piányí.
He always likes to take advantage of others.
HSK 7-9
Zhèzhǒng piányí bùnéng zhàn, chízǎo huì chūshì.
You shouldn't take this kind of advantage - sooner or later something will go wrong.

Tips

usage
占便宜 is colloquial and carries a mildly negative connotation - it implies gaining something at someone else's expense or through an unfair edge. It's not necessarily sinister; 占便宜 can be as mild as cutting in line or as serious as fraud.

Stroke Order

zhàn
便 biàn