趁 — Chinese character
趁
chèn
to take advantage of, to seize an opportunity
- Pinyin
- chèn
- Radical
- 156 ⾛ (Run)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 走 㐱
- Formation
- pictophonetic — walk; meaning component 走; sound component 㐱
- Japanese
- 趁 as a kanji
Common words with 趁
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 趁机 (趁機) | chèn jī | to seize an opportunity |
| 趁早 | chèn zǎo | as soon as possible; at the first opportunity |
| 趁势 (趁勢) | chèn shì | to take advantage of a favorable situation; to seize an opportunity |
| 趁火打劫 | chèn huǒ dǎ jié | (lit.) to loot a burning house (idiom); (fig.) to take advantage of sb's misfortune |
| 趁热打铁 (趁熱打鐵) | chèn rè dǎ tiě | to strike while the iron is hot |
| 趁热 (趁熱) | chèn rè | while it's still hot |
| 趁人之危 | chèn rén zhī wēi | to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom) |
| 趁手 | chèn shǒu | conveniently; without extra trouble; convenient; handy |
| 打铁趁热 (打鐵趁熱) | dǎ tiě chèn rè | see 趁热打铁 (chèn rè dǎ tiě) |
| 趁便 | chèn biàn | to take the opportunity; in passing |
| 趁心 | chèn xīn | variant of 称心 (chèn xīn) |
| 趁早儿 (趁早兒) | chèn zǎo r | erhua variant of 趁早 (chèn zǎo) |
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