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钻空子

zuān kòng zi

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 3-character word Traditional 鑽空子

钻空子 (zuān kòng zi) means "to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 钻空子 means

1. to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)

The characters in 钻空子

• 钻zuānto drill; to bore; to get into
• 空kōngempty; air; sky
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 我们不能让对方钻空子。
  We can't leave the counterparty any loopholes.

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