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趁
chèn
1. to avail oneself of
2. to take advantage of
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

趁
chèn
to take advantage of, to seize an opportunity
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (10)

趁便
chènbiàn
to take the opportunity
趁势
chènshì
to take advantage of a favorable situation
趁心
chènxīn
variant of [[稱心|称心<chènxīn>]]
趁早
chènzǎo
as soon as possible
趁机
chènjī
to seize an opportunity
趁钱
chènqián
variant of [[稱錢|称钱<chènqián>]]
趁早儿
chènzǎor
erhua variant of [[趁早<chènzǎo>]]
趁乱逃脱
chènluàntáotuō
to run away in the confusion
趁火打劫
chènhuǒdǎjié
to loot a burning house
趁热打铁
chènrèdǎtiě
to strike while the iron is hot

Alternate Entries

趁
chèn
old variant of [[趁<chèn>]]
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,108
Word Frequency Rank
3,219 of 84,292