Meaning
avail oneself of; take advantage of
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chen” becomes a different word in each tone. 趁 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 趁机chèn jīto seize an opportunity
- 趁早chèn zǎoas soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late
- 趁手chèn shǒuconveniently; without extra trouble; convenient; handy
- 趁便chèn biànto take the opportunity; in passing
- 趁势chèn shìto take advantage of a favorable situation; to seize an opportunity
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Example Sentence
趁天还没黑，我们快点儿回家吧。Chèn tiān hái méi hēi, wǒ men kuài diǎnr huí jiā ba.Let us hurry home while it is not yet dark.
趁chènto avail oneself of天tiānday还háistill没mònot黑hēiblack，我们wǒ menwe快点儿kuài diǎn rerhua variant of 快点回家huí jiāto return home吧bāto puff (on a pipe etc)。