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趁

chèn

HSK 5 Character

What 趁 means

1. to avail oneself of
2. to take advantage of

Other readings

趁 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• chènold variant of {趁|chèn}

Example sentences

• 趁热打铁。
  Strike while the iron is hot.
• 打铁趁热。
  Strike while the iron is hot.
• 趁热喝你的汤。
  Eat your soup while it is hot.
• 让我们趁热吃吧。
  Let's eat while the food is warm.
• 趁汤没凉之前喝下。
  Eat your soup before it gets cold.
• 应该趁年轻多读点书。
  You should read a lot of books while you're young.

Words starting with 趁

• 趁机chèn jīto seize an opportunity
• 趁早chèn zǎoas soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better
• 趁热打铁chèn rè dǎ tiěto strike while the iron is hot
• 趁火打劫chèn huǒ dǎ jié(lit.) to loot a burning house (idiom); (fig.) to take advantage of sb's misfortune
• 趁势chèn shìto take advantage of a favorable situation; to seize an opportunity
• 趁便chèn biànto take the opportunity; in passing
• 趁手chèn shǒuconveniently; without extra trouble; convenient; handy
• 趁热chèn rèwhile it's still hot
• 趁人之危chèn rén zhī wēito take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)
• 趁心chèn xīnvariant of 称心
• 趁钱chèn qiánvariant of 称钱
• 趁愿chèn yuànvariant of 称愿
• 趁早儿chèn zǎo rerhua variant of 趁早

Words containing 趁

• 打铁趁热dǎ tiě chèn rèsee 趁热打铁

Characters built on 㐱

These share the phonetic component 㐱 (), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 诊zhěnto examine or treat medically
• 珍zhēnprecious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy
• 疹zhěnmeasles; rash
• 轸zhěnsquare; strongly (as of emotion)
• 畛zhěnborder; boundary; field-path
• 胗zhēngizzard

Characters that look like 趁

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 趋qūto hasten; to hurry; to walk fast
• 睛jīngeye; eyeball
• 敞chǎngopen to the view of all; spacious; to open wide
• 嫁jià(of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc)
• 敛liǎn(literary) to hold back; (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect…
• 犊dúcalf; sacrificial victim

Sounds the same

Read chèn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 衬(of garments) against the skin; to line; lining
• 称to fit; to match; to suit; (colloquial) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. chèng
• 谶(literary) prophecy; omen
• 疢(disease)
• 儭to assist; to give alms
• 榇Sterculia plantanifolia; coffin
• 龀to replace the milk teeth
• 爯old variant of 称