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Chinese symbol for “opportunism”

机会主义
jī huì zhǔ yì
Traditional: 機會主義
opportunism; pragmatism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for opportunism is 机会主义 (jī huì zhǔ yì), defined as: opportunism; pragmatism.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

机 jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes
会 huì
to assemble, to meet; meeting; association, group
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes
义 yì
right conduct, propriety; justice
radical 3 ⼂ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 机会主义.

WordPinyinMeaning
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure
机会 (機會)jī huìopportunity; chance
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
机关 (機關)jī guānmechanism; gear; machine-operated
飞机 (飛機)fēi jīairplane; measure word: 架 (jià)
机场 (機場)jī chǎngairport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship
社会 (社會)shè huìsociety
不会 (不會)bù huìimprobable; unlikely
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning

See also: Japanese symbol for “opportunism”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.