乘機

乘机
chéngjī
  1. to take the opportunity
  2. to take a plane

CEDICT

  1. to seize the opportunity to; to take advantage of the opportunity
  2. to take a plane

Wiktionary

利用機會。《南史．卷一．宋武帝本紀》：「是故夕寐宵興，搜獎忠烈，潛構崎嶇，過於履虎，乘機奮發，義不圖全。」《文明小史．第五九回》：「鄒紹衍卻是個熱心人，見沖天礮維新習氣過深，時時想要勸化他，常於閒談的時候乘機規勸。」也作「乘時」。

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Entry Composition

=1 乘 chéng
  1. to ride
  2. to mount
  3. to make use of
  4. to avail oneself of
  5. to take advantage of
  6. to multiply (math.)
  7. Buddhist sect or creed
=1 乘 chéng old variant of 乘 chéng
2 機 jī
  1. (bound form) machine; mechanism
  2. (bound form) aircraft
  3. (bound form) an opportunity
  4. (bound form) crucial point; pivot
  5. (bound form) quick-witted; flexible
  6. (bound form) organic

Related entries

趁便 chènbiàn
  1. to take the opportunity
  2. in passing