Take advantage of

Chinese translation: 借机会 / 乘机会 / 乘机

16:02 Dec 11, 2019
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Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: Take advantage of
How would you say "Take advantage of something" in Chinese other than using 趁?
Example: I´m going to take advantage of this view and relax a bit.
Karina Cunha
Brazil
Local time: 09:28
Chinese translation:借机会 / 乘机会 / 乘机
Explanation:
I´m going to take advantage of this view and relax a bit.
有这样(好的)的景色,我就 (借机会 / 乘机会 / 乘机)(放松 / 休息)一下。
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Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 05:28
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2利用
Bruce Guo
4 +2好好享受/利用
Mina Chen
4 +1借机会 / 乘机会 / 乘机
Kiet Bach
4趁機
pkchan


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
take advantage of
利用


Explanation:
take advantage of-利用
take full advantage of-充分利用

Bruce Guo
China
Local time: 15:28
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Feng
42 mins

agree  Chen Gooi: agree
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
take advantage of
好好享受/利用


Explanation:
In this context, it means "enjoy" so it is more appropriate to translate as "好好享受“. in most cases though, it takes on the meaning of "利用”

Mina Chen
United States
Local time: 08:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  brunoccj: +1
7 hrs

agree  Bangyou Xiang
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
take advantage of
借机会 / 乘机会 / 乘机


Explanation:
I´m going to take advantage of this view and relax a bit.
有这样(好的)的景色,我就 (借机会 / 乘机会 / 乘机)(放松 / 休息)一下。


Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 05:28
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  clearwater
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2 days 58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
take advantage of
趁機


Explanation:
take advantage of the situation - 英中– Linguee词典
https://cn.linguee.com › 英语-中文 › 翻譯 › take+advantage+of+the+situati...
大量翻译例句关于"take advantage of the situation" – 英中词典以及8百万条中文 ... 最後,我很同意李卓人議員說,很多企業不斷在有盈利的情況下趁機裁員,我覺得 ...
English-Chinese 趁机 - Mandarin Chinese Dictionary
https://chinesepod.com › dictionary › 趁机
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趁机. chènjī. to take advantage of (someone, situation). Download ... When examining their patients, some doctors take advantage of them and cop a feel.
趁機 (can3 gei1 | chen4 ji1) : to take advantage of an ...
www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk › scripts › showword
趁機 can3 gei1 jyutping chen4 ji1 pinyin. to take advantage; to seize an opportunity. Level: 3 Google Frequency: 2,400,000. This term is used in both Cantonese ...


pkchan
United States
Local time: 08:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 24
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