"Opportunity" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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机会 jī huì opportunity / chance / occasion / CL:個|个[ge4]
时机 shí jī fortunate timing / occasion / opportunity
机遇 jī yù opportunity / favorable circumstance / stroke of luck
契机 qì jī opportunity / turning point / juncture
因缘 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect
机缘 jī yuán chance / opportunity / destiny
际遇 jì yù circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise) / stroke of luck / opportunity
机 jī machine / engine / opportunity / intention / aircraft / pivot / crucial point / flexible (quick-witted) / organic / CL:臺|台[tai2]
遇 yù to meet / to encounter / to treat / to receive / opportunity / chance
际会 jì huì opportunity / chance
掌握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency
商机 shāng jī business opportunity / commercial opportunity
错过 cuò guò to miss (train, opportunity etc)
待机 dài jī to wait for an opportunity / (electronic devices) standby
生机 shēng jī opportunity to live / to reprieve from death / life force / vitality
战机 zhàn jī opportunity in a battle / fighter aircraft / war secret
出路 chū lù a way out (lit. and fig.) / opportunity for advancement / a way forward / outlet (for one's products)
无缘 wú yuán to have no opportunity / no way (of doing sth) / no chance / no connection / not placed (in a competition) / (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc
趁机 chèn jī to seize an opportunity / to take advantage of situation
顺势 shùn shì to take advantage / to seize an opportunity / in passing / without taking extra trouble / conveniently
乘机 chéng jī to take the opportunity / to take a plane
良机 liáng jī a good chance / a golden opportunity
擦肩而过 cā jiān ér guò to brush past / to pass by (sb) / (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc) / to have a brush (with death)
先机 xiān jī key moment / decisive opportunity
借机 jiè jī to seize the opportunity
伺机 sì jī to wait for an opportunity / to watch for one's chance
应运而生 yìng yùn ér shēng to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom) / to arise at an opportune time / able to take advantage of an opportunity / to rise to the occasion
就业机会 jiù yè jī huì employment opportunity / job opening
乘风 chéng fēng to ride the wind / to use a fair wind / to take an opportunity
趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late
乘势 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot
趁势 chèn shì to take advantage of a favorable situation / to seize an opportunity
借势 jiè shì to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity
失之交臂 shī zhī jiāo bì to miss narrowly / to let a great opportunity slip
有机可乘 yǒu jī kě chéng to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)
投机取巧 tóu jī qǔ qiǎo to seize every opportunity / to be full of tricks
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)
赶早 gǎn zǎo as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late
寻机 xún jī to look for an opportunity
乘隙 chéng xì to seize an opportunity / to exploit (a loophole)
坐失良机 zuò shī liáng jī to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom) / to lose the chance
茬口 chá kǒu harvested land left for rotation / an opportunity
凑 còu to gather together, pool or collect / to happen by chance / to move close to / to exploit an opportunity
啧 zé (interj. of admiration or of disgust) / to click one's tongue / to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak
茬 chá stubble land after crop has been taken / a second crop obtained by rotation of land / an opportunity
峰回路转 fēng huí lù zhuǎn the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom) / (of a mountain road) twisting and turning / fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly / things have taken a new turn
英雄无用武之地 yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì a hero with no chance of using his might / to have no opportunity to display one's talents
坐失机宜 zuò shī jī yí to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom) / to lose the chance
应机立断 yìng jī lì duàn to act on an opportunity (idiom) / to take prompt advantage of a situation
怀才不遇 huái cái bù yù to have talent but no opportunity (idiom) / to be an unrecognized talent
无孔不钻 wú kǒng bù zuān lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom) / to latch on to every opportunity
良辰吉日 liáng chén jí rì fine time, lucky day (idiom) / fig. good opportunity
见机行事 jiàn jī xíng shì see the opportunity and act (idiom) / to act according to circumstances / to play it by ear / to use one's discretion
雁过拔毛 yàn guò bá máo lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose / fig. to seize any opportunity / pragmatic
鸾飘凤泊 luán piāo fèng bó lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom) / fig. bold, graceful calligraphy / married couple separated from each other / talented person not given the opportunity to fulfill his potential
遵时养晦 zūn shí yǎng huì to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)
遇事生风 yù shì shēng fēng to stir up trouble at every opportunity (idiom)
交臂失之 jiāo bì shī zhī to miss sb by a narrow chance / to miss an opportunity
伺隙 sì xì to wait for the opportunity
坐失 zuò shī to let sth slip by / to miss an opportunity
戎机 róng jī opportunity for a fight / war
找机会 zhǎo jī huì to look for an opportunity
机不可失，时不再来 jī bù kě shī , shí bù zài lái Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
机会带来成功 jī huì dài lái chéng gōng Opportunity brings success. (idiom)
机会成本 jī huì chéng běn opportunity cost
机运 jī yùn chance and opportunity
见缝就钻 jiàn fèng jiù zuān lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom) / fig. to make the most of every opportunity
觑机会 qù jī huì to watch for an opportunity
顺风车 shùn fēng chē vehicle that gives one a free ride / (fig.) (ride on sb's) coattails / (take advantage of) an opportunity
SWOT分析  strength, weakness, opportunity and threat analysis / SWOT analysis
人的平等机会指数  Human Opportunity Index
临时机场 lín shí jī chǎng opportunity airfield
机会和联合行动协会  Corporation of Opportunity and Joint Action
非洲增长和机会法  African Growth and Opportunity Act
数字机会倡议  Digital Opportunity Initiative
意外目标 yì wài mù biāo target of opportunity
机会平等  equal opportunity / equal employment opportunity
平等就业机会  equal opportunity / equal employment opportunity
信通技术发展指数  ICT Development Index / Digital Opportunity Index
数字机会指数  ICT Development Index / Digital Opportunity Index
移徙工人公约  Convention concerning Migrations in Abusive Conditions and the Promotion of Equality of Opportunity and Treatment of Migrant Workers / Migrant Workers Convention
希望之窗 xī wàng zhī chuāng window of opportunity
拍照时间  photo opportunity
强点、弱点、机会、威胁分析  strength, weakness, opportunity and threat analysis / SWOT analysis
间接机会成本  indirect opportunity cost
社会机会成本  social opportunity cost
家庭及平等机会部长  Minister for Family and Equal Opportunity
关于男女就业机会和待遇平等的行动计划  Plan of Action on equality of opportunity and treatment of men and women in employment
妇女工作者机会平等和待遇平等宣言  Declaration on Equality of Opportunity and Treatment for Women Workers
国际机会均等原则理事会  International Council for Equality of Opportunity Principles, Inc.
欧洲就业机会和待遇平等区域专题讨论会  Regional Symposium on Equality of Opportunity and Treatment in Employment in Europe
联合国机会与参与问题小组  United Nations Panel on Opportunity and Participation
平等机会委员会  Equal Opportunity Commission
残疾人就业机会年  Year of Employment Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities
走宝 zǒu bǎo to miss an opportunity (Cantonese)
看准机会 kàn zhǔn jī huì to watch for an opportunity / to see one's chance to
趁便 chèn biàn to take the opportunity / in passing
做球 zuò qiú to set up a teammate (with an opportunity to score) / to throw a game
机不可失，失不再来 jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài lái opportunity knocks but once (idiom)
弯道超车 wān dào chāo chē to overtake on a bend (driving) / (fig.) taking opportunity of tight corners to make swift progress (economy etc)
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