可乘之机

可乘之機

kěchéngzhījī

idiom HSK 7-9 #40,999

Meanings

1 an opportunity to exploit; a chance to take advantage of

Characters

to ride; to take advantage of

opportunity; chance

Literally 'an opportunity that can be exploited' - usually negative, implying a vulnerability.

Examples

HSK 5

不要给敌人可乘之机。

Búyào gěi dírén kěchéngzhījī.

Don't give the enemy an opportunity to exploit.

HSK 6

他趁我们内部矛盾，找到了可乘之机。

Tā chèn wǒmen nèibù máodùn, zhǎodào le kěchéngzhījī.

He took advantage of our internal conflicts and found an opening to exploit.

Stroke Order

可 kě

乘 chéng

之 zhī

机 jī