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投机取巧

tóu jī qǔ qiǎo

4-character word Traditional 投機取巧

What 投机取巧 means

1. to gain advantage by any means, fair or foul; to be opportunistic; to be full of tricks

The characters in 投机取巧

• 投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot)…
• 机jī(bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft; (bound form) an opportunity
• 取qǔto take; to get; to choose
• 巧qiǎoopportunely; coincidentally; as it happens