趁 (can3 | chen4) : take advantage of; while

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趁

can3

chen4

take advantage of; while; avail oneself of; when; now that

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: (#156)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

趁

This word has been viewed 5639 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Dec 2010 13:55

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趁早 can3 zou2 = while it's not too late

趁熱食 can3 jit6 sik6 = eat it while it's hot 粵

趁機 can3 gei1 chen4 ji1 = to take advantage of an opportunity

趁墟 can3 heoi1 = go to country fair 粵

趁手 can3 sau2 chen4 shou3 = conveniently; without extra trouble

趁住 can3 zyu6 = take advantage of 粵

趁墟打市 can3 heoi1 daa2 si5 = loot a burning house, take adventage of sb.'s misfortune (lit., "to go to the market, to go to the fair") 粵

趁火打劫 can3 fo2 daa2 gip3 chen4 huo3 da3 jie2 = to loot a burning house; to take adventage of sb.'s misfortune

趁勢 can3 sai3 chen4 shi4 = take advantage of a situation; seize and capitalize on favorable circumstances

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 趁
Unicode code for this character: U+8d81 (off-site link)

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