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What does 趁机 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

趁机 chènjī

to take the opportunity; to seize the chance

Its characters

  1. 趁 chèn while
  2. 机 jī opportunity

In a sentence

猫趁机跳上了桌子。 The cat took the chance to jump onto the table.

有一天,老和尚终于把《兰亭序》拿了出来,大臣就趁机把它带回了皇宫。

From 王羲之和《兰亭序》 · Wang Xizhi and the Orchid Pavilion Preface

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