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* <em>趁</em> 打折,我 买 了 新手机。 | * <em>趁</em> 打折,我 买 了 新手机。 | ||
* <em>趁</em> 大家 不 注意,我 从 派对 上 回家 了。 | * <em>趁</em> 大家 不 注意,我 从 派对 上 回家 了。 | ||
+ | * <em>趁</em> 这个 机会,我们 见 个 面 吧。 | ||
* <em>趁</em> 年轻,多 去 玩玩 吧。<span class="pinyin"><em>Chèn</em> niánqīng, duō qù wán wán ba.</span><span class="trans">You guys should go have more fun while you're still young.</span> | * <em>趁</em> 年轻,多 去 玩玩 吧。<span class="pinyin"><em>Chèn</em> niánqīng, duō qù wán wán ba.</span><span class="trans">You guys should go have more fun while you're still young.</span> | ||
* <em>趁</em> 天气 好,我 要 去 野餐。<span class="pinyin"><em>Chèn</em> tiānqì hǎo, wǒ yào qù yěcān.</span><span class="trans">While the weather is good, I'm going on a picnic.</span> | * <em>趁</em> 天气 好,我 要 去 野餐。<span class="pinyin"><em>Chèn</em> tiānqì hǎo, wǒ yào qù yěcān.</span><span class="trans">While the weather is good, I'm going on a picnic.</span> |
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趁 (chèn) is a preposition that means to 'take advantage of' an opportunity or favorable time to do something. It is normally followed by an adjective or a short phrase explaining the situation that the person is seeking to take advantage of.
Structure
趁 + [Situation / Opportunity]
Examples
- 趁 打折,我 买 了 新手机。
- 趁 大家 不 注意,我 从 派对 上 回家 了。
- 趁 这个 机会,我们 见 个 面 吧。
- 趁 年轻,多 去 玩玩 吧。You guys should go have more fun while you're still young.
- 趁 天气 好,我 要 去 野餐。While the weather is good, I'm going on a picnic.
- 趁 老板 不 在,我们 抽 一会 儿 烟 吧。When the boss isn't here, we can smoke for a little while.
- 趁 我 现在 有 假期,我们 可以 去 旅游。
- 趁 孩子 睡着 的 时候,我 洗 了 很 多 衣服。While the kids were asleep, I washed a lot of clothes.
- 妹妹 经常 趁 我 不 在家 的时候,玩 我 的 电脑。
- 小偷 一定 是 趁 我 不注意 的 时候 ,把 我 的 手机 偷走 的。The thief must have stolen my cell phone when I wasn't paying attention.
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Sources and further reading
Books
- Short-term Spoken Chinese: Pre-Intermediate (汉语口语速成提高篇) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- 现代汉语八百词(增订本) (pp. 116) [ →buy]
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典(第5版) (pp. 169) 卓越汉语-公司实战篇 →buy