钻 空 子

zuān kòngzi

“To take advantage of a loophole” in Chinese is 钻空子 (zuān kòngzi).

Meaning

to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)

Example

我们不能让对方钻空子。

We can't leave the counterparty any loopholes.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

zuānHSK 610 strokesto drill kōngHSK 28 strokesempty zǐHSK 13 strokesson

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