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Chinese Character/Word:
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:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 可 | kě | - (prefix) can; may; able to; -able - to approve; to permit - to suit - (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very - but; however |
| 可 | kè | - used in 可汗[ke4 han2] |
| 乘 | chéng | - surname Cheng |
| 乘 | chéng | - to ride - to mount - to make use of - to avail oneself of - to take advantage of - to multiply (math.) - Buddhist sect or creed |
| 乘 | shèng | - (archaic) four horse military chariot - (archaic) four - generic term for history books |
| 乘 | chéng | - old variant of 乘[cheng2] |
| 之 | zhī | - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) - him - her - it |
| 机 | jī | - surname Ji |
| 机 | jī | - (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
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| 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 |