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Definition(s) for: 可乘之机

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
可乘之机 kě chéng zhī jī - (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit

List Ranking:

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 40,999 28,872 46,016

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- (prefix) can; may; able to; -able
- to approve; to permit
- to suit
- (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
- but; however
- used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
chéng- surname Cheng
chéng- to ride
- to mount
- to make use of
- to avail oneself of
- to take advantage of
- to multiply (math.)
- Buddhist sect or creed
shèng- (archaic) four horse military chariot
- (archaic) four
- generic term for history books
chéng- old variant of 乘[cheng2]
zhī- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
- him
- her
- it
- surname Ji
- (bound form) machine; mechanism
- (bound form) aircraft
- (bound form) an opportunity
- (bound form) crucial point; pivot
- (bound form) quick-witted; flexible
- (bound form) organic

Other Words Containing 可乘之机

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
可乘之机 - 9 40,999 28,872 46,016