"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 to reduce / 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
有机可乘 yǒu jī kě chéng to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)
钻空子 zuān kòng zi lit. to drill a hole / to take advantage of a loophole / to exploit an advantage / to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)
挟制 xié zhì forced submission / to exploit advantage to force sb 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 an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
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