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乘人之危

chéng rén zhī wēi

4-character word

What 乘人之危 means

1. to take advantage of sb's precarious position

The characters in 乘人之危

• 乘chéngto ride; to mount; to make use of
• 人rénperson; people
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 危wēidanger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi

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