时机

時機

shíjī

noun HSK 5 #2,452

Meanings

The right time and opportunity - the perfect moment to act.

HSK 1

现在是最好的时机。

Xiànzài shì zuìhǎo de shíjī.

Now is the best time.

HSK 3

时机还不成熟。

Shíjī hái bù chéngshú.

The timing is not yet ripe.

HSK 4

投资需要把握好时机。

Tóuzī xūyào bǎwò hǎo shíjī.

Investing requires seizing the right timing.

usage

Compare: 时机 = the right timing/moment, 机会 = opportunity/chance. 时机 emphasizes timing ('when'), while 机会 emphasizes the chance itself ('what').

时 shí

机 jī