趁

chèn

take advantage of, avail oneself

How to write 趁, stroke by stroke

to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; old variant of 趁

Pictophonetic: semantic 走 (walk), phonetic 㐱

Made of 走 + 㐱

趁机chèn jīto seize an opportunity
趁早chèn zǎoas soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late
趁热chèn rèwhile it's still hot
趁火打劫chèn huǒ dǎ jiélit. to loot a burning house (idiom); fig. to take advantage of sb's misfortune
趁便chèn biànto take the opportunity; in passing
趁势chèn shìto take advantage of a favorable situation; to seize an opportunity
趁手chèn shǒuconveniently; without extra trouble; convenient; handy
趁热打铁chèn rè dǎ tiěto strike while the iron is hot
打铁趁热dǎ tiě chèn rèstrike the iron while it's hot (idiom)
趁人之危chèn rén zhī wēito take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)
趁心chèn xīnvariant of 称心
趁早儿chèn zǎo rerhua variant of 趁早

让我们趁热吃吧。
ràng wǒ men chèn rè chī ba 。
Let's eat while the food is warm.
犯人趁着夜晚逃走了。
fàn rén chèn zhe yè wǎn táo zǒu le 。
The prisoner escaped under cover of night.
趁汤没凉，你把汤喝了。
chèn tāng méi liáng ， nǐ bǎ tāng hē le 。
Drink the soup while it is hot.
应该趁年轻多读点书。
yīng gāi chèn nián qīng duō dú diǎn shū 。
You should read a lot of books while you're young.
趁汤没凉之前喝下。
chèn tāng méi liáng zhī qián hē xià 。
Eat your soup before it gets cold.