"Exploit" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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开发 kāi fā to exploit (a resource) / to open up (for development) / to develop
利用 lì yòng to exploit / to make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize
开采 kāi cǎi to extract (ore or other resource from a mine) / to exploit / to mine
剥削 bō xuè to exploit / exploitation
剥削 bō xuē to exploit / exploitation
伟业 wěi yè exploit / great undertaking
牟利 móu lì to gain profit (by underhand means) / to exploit / exploitation
牟取 móu qǔ to gain profit (by underhand means) / to exploit / see also 謀取|谋取[mou2 qu3]
盘剥 pán bō to exploit / to practice usury
榨取 zhà qǔ to extract / to squeeze out (juice etc) / (fig.) to exploit
乘隙 chéng xì to seize an opportunity / to exploit (a loophole)
勋绩 xūn jì exploit
朘 juān (literary) to reduce / (literary) to exploit
扒皮 bā pí to flay / to skin / (fig.) to exploit / to take advantage of
刻剥 kè bō to grab money / to exploit
蹭热度 cèng rè dù (coll.) (often derog.) to piggyback on (sb's) popularity / to exploit (sb's) popularity to attract attention to oneself
拶榨 zā zhà to exploit (a worker)
有机可乘 yǒu jī kě chéng to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)
钻空子 zuān kòng zi to take advantage of a loophole / to exploit an advantage / to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)
挟制 xié zhì to exploit sb's point of weakness to force them to do one's bidding
凑 còu to gather together, pool or collect / to happen by chance / to move close to / to exploit an opportunity
社鼠城狐 shè shǔ chéng hú lit. rat in a country shrine, fox on town walls / fig. unprincipled thugs who abuse others' power to bully and exploit people
抓辫子 zhuā biàn zi to grab sb by the pigtail / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
揪辫子 jiū biàn zi to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair) / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
靠山吃山，靠水吃水 kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐ lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom) / fig. to make the best use of local resources / to exploit one's position to advance oneself / to find one's niche / to live off the land
可乘之机 kě chéng zhī jī (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
吃干抹净 chī gān - mā jìng (idiom) to devour (food) / (idiom) to shamelessly take advantage / to ruthlessly exploit
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