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趁 chèn

while; to take advantage of

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 5
Radical
走
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 走㐱 ⿺走㐱

Memory hint: walk

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  1. 我们趁天还没黑赶紧走吧。
    Wǒmen chèn tiān hái méi hēi gǎnjǐn zǒu ba.
    Let's hurry and go while it's not dark yet.
    we avail sky still not dark hurry go (particle)
  2. 你要不要趁现在休息一下？
    Nǐ yào bu yào chèn xiànzài xiūxi yíxià?
    Do you want to take a rest now while you can?
    you want not want avail now rest a-bit (question)
  3. 趁年轻多学点儿本领吧。
    Chèn niánqīng duō xué diǎnr běnlǐng ba.
    Learn more skills while you're young.
    avail young more learn a-bit skill (particle)
  4. 他没有趁机会提出问题。
    Tā méiyǒu chèn jīhuì tíchū wèntí.
    He didn't seize the opportunity to raise the question.
    he not avail opportunity raise question
  5. 假期里，他趁着空闲去旅行了。
    Jiàqī lǐ, tā chèn zhe kòngxián qù lǚxíng le.
    During the vacation, he took advantage of his free time to travel.
    vacation inside he avail (particle) free-time go travel (particle)

Words with 趁 (1)