to take advantage of; avail oneself of (prep.)
HSK 5
Traditional
趁 (unaltered)
Radicals
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Examples
他趁着她不注意偷偷地离开了。 tā chènzhe tā bù zhùyì tōutōu de líkāi le. - He quietly left while she wasn't paying attention.
你应该趁机提高自己的技能。 nǐ yīnggāi chènjī tígāo zìjǐ de jìnéng. - You should take the opportunity to improve your skills.
我趁着天气好出去散步。 wǒ chènzhe tiānqì hǎo chūqù sànbù. - I went for a walk while the weather was nice.
她趁他不在家的时候偷偷看了他的日记。 tā chèn tā bù zài jiā de shíhou tōutōu kàn le tā de rìjì. - She secretly read his diary while he wasn't home.
你应该趁这个机会学习更多知识。 nǐ yīnggāi chèn zhège jīhuì xuéxí gèng duō zhīshì. - You should take this opportunity to learn more knowledge.