趁

Meaning(preposition, verb)

to avail oneself of; to take advantage of

Common: 趁热, 趁早 (as early as possible), 趁机 (take the chance).

Examples

• 趁热吃吧，凉了就不好吃了。

  chèn rè chī ba, liáng le jiù bù hǎo chī le.

  Eat it while it's hot, it's not as good cold.

• 我想趁年轻多去旅行。

  wǒ xiǎng chèn nián qīng duō qù lǚ xíng.

  I want to travel a lot while I'm young.

• 他趁老师不注意，偷偷看手机。

  tā chèn lǎo shī bú zhù yì, tōu tōu kàn shǒu jī.

  He sneaked a look at his phone when the teacher wasn't looking.

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