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乘虚而入

chéng xū ér rù

4-character word Traditional 乘虛而入

What 乘虚而入 means

1. to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse

The characters in 乘虚而入

• 乘chéngto ride; to mount; to make use of
• 虚xūemptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 入rùto enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入时

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