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趁人之危

chèn rén zhī wēi

4-character word

What 趁人之危 means

1. to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)

The characters in 趁人之危

• 趁chènto avail oneself of; to take advantage 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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