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can˗₃
Pinyin
chen4
Translations
noun
take advantage of; while; avail oneself of; when; now that
noun
while
can˗₃heoiˉ¹
(趁圩)
Pinyin
chen4 wei2
Translations
noun
go to a country fair or market
noun
(slang) to go to a flea market; to visit a street market; (phrasal verb) to join the fun
can˗₃sauˊ²
Pinyin
chen4 shou3
Translations
noun
conveniently; without extra trouble
noun
(adverb) conveniently; on the way; on one's way; at one's convenience; in passing; to do something else whilst one is at it (might as well…); (verb) catch this present opportunity or chance, …
can˗₃zyuˍ₆
Pinyin
chen4 zhu4
Translations
noun
take advantage of
noun
while; avail oneself of;taking advantage of
daaˊ²tit˗₃can˗₃jitˍ₆
(打铁趁热)
Pinyin
da3 tie3 chen4 re4
Translations
noun
lit. to strike while the iron is hot, meaning to get things done without delay
can˗₃geiˉ¹
(趁机)
Pinyin
chen4 ji1
Translations
noun
to take advantage; to seize an opportunity
can˗₃heoiˉ¹daaˊ²siˏ₅
Pinyin
chen4 xu1 da3 shi4
Translations
noun
loot a burning house, take adventage of sb.'s misfortune (lit., "to go to the market, to go to the fair")
noun
to go to market
can˗₃foˊ²daaˊ²gip˗₃
Pinyin
chen4 huo3 da3 jie2
Translations
noun
to loot a burning house; to take adventage of sb.'s misfortune
can˗₃zouˊ²
Pinyin
chen4 zao3
Translations
noun
while it's not too late; while it's still early
can˗₃sai˗₃
(趁势)
Pinyin
chen4 shi4
Translations
noun
take advantage of a situation; seize and capitalize on favorable circumstances
can˗₃jitˍ₆sikˍ₆
(趁热食)
Pinyin
chen4 re4 shi2
Translations
noun
eat it while it's hot (Standard Chinese: 趁熱吃)
noun
to eat the food while it's still hot
daaˊ²guˊ²can˗₃hing˗₃
(打鼓趁兴)
Pinyin
da3 gu3 chen4 xing1
Translations
noun
to do things together out of convenience; to do something whilst the timing is good; to act quickly while the opportunity is still available; to strike while the iron is hot
can˗₃deiˍ₆namˎ₄
Pinyin
chen4 di4 ren3
Translations
noun
literally: 'to take advantage of the opportunity when the ground is soft enough to dig', an expression to curse someone to tell them to go and dig their own grave whilst the ground is still soft (i.e. they should take the chance now and go quickly to die), somewhat similar to the expression 'go to hell'; a more recent alternative interpretation to this phrase (used in a vulgar manner) is to tell someone to pack their bags and go whilst they have the chance
can˗₃jitˍ₆naauˍ₆
(趁热闹)
Pinyin
chen4 re4 nao4
Translations
noun
going somewhere popular nowadays (spoken)
can˗₃gouˉ¹hing˗₃
(趁高兴)
Pinyin
chen4 gao1 xing4
Translations
noun
to join in the fun; while one is in high spirits
can˗₃fungˉ¹
(趁风)
Pinyin
chen4 feng1
Translations
noun
to exploit an opportunity [colloquial]
can˗₃keoiˏ₅bengˍ₆,loˊ²keoiˏ₅
(趁渠病,攞渠命)
Pinyin
chen4 qu2 bing4 , luo1 qu2 ming4
Translations
noun
taking advantage of someone when they are in a vulnerable situation; a cheap shot;
can˗₃fungˉ¹saiˊ²使leiˏ₅𢃇
(趁风使𢃇)
Pinyin
Chen4 feng1 shi3 li3
Translations
noun
to exploit an opportunity [colloquial]