趁

chèn

“To avail oneself of” in Chinese is 趁 (chèn).

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Meaning

to avail oneself of
to take advantage of
old variant of 趁[chen4]

Example

时间不等人。你应该趁早和你男朋友结婚，生个孩子，免得到时候追悔莫及。

From 趁早 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Words containing 趁

趁机chènjīto seize an opportunityHSK 7-9 趁早chènzǎoas soon as possibleHSK 7-9 趁着chènzhetaking advantage of (an occasion); while (it lasts)HSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

哎āihey!HSK 7-9 哀āiAi (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]HSK 7-9 癌áicancer; (esp.) carcinomaHSK 7-9 蔼ǎifriendlyHSK 7-9 艾àiChinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxaHSK 7-9 唉àiinterjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)HSK 7-9 隘àinarrowHSK 7-9 昂ángto liftHSK 7-9 凹āoconcave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)HSK 7-9 熬áoto simmer; to boil slowlyHSK 7-9

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