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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *就* | 就* | *就
(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly / only; as little as / as much as; as many as / to approach; to move towards / to undertake; to engage in / (often followed by 著|着) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (pattern: ... ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: ... ...) if not ... then must be ...
HSK 1
benefit; advantage; merit / gain; profit / also pr. [hao3chu4]
HSK 2
cheap; inexpensive / a petty advantage / to let sb off lightly
HSK 2
merit / benefit / strong point / advantage / CL: 個|个, 項|项
HSK 3
to exploit / to make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize
HSK 3
superiority / dominance / advantage
HSK 3
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  *乘* | 乘* | *乘
to ride / to mount / to make use of / to avail oneself of / to take advantage of / to multiply (math.) / Buddhist sect or creed
HSK 5
tangible benefit / material advantages / cheap / economical / advantageous (deal) / substantial (discount)
HSK 5
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  *利* | 利* | *利
sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit
HSK 6
background (of a painting) / backdrop / a foil (to set off something to advantage) / to offset (something to advantage)
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *趁* | 趁* | *趁
to avail oneself of / to take advantage of
HSK 7-9
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  *沾* | 沾* | *沾
to moisten / to be infected by / to receive benefit or advantage through a contact / to touch
HSK 7-9
capital / (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)
HSK 7-9
to get trampled on (idiom) / to be taken advantage of
HSK 7-9
to take advantage / to seize an opportunity / in passing / without taking extra trouble / conveniently
HSK 7-9
pros and cons / advantages and disadvantages / gains and losses
HSK 7-9
blessed by heaven (idiom) / enjoying exceptional advantages / favored by nature
HSK 7-9
to take advantage of sb's precarious position
HSK 7-9
to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)
HSK 7-9
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  *益* | 益* | *益
benefit / profit / advantage / beneficial / to increase / to add / all the more
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
advantages and disadvantages; pros and cons; merits and shortcomings
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  *柄* | 柄* | *柄
handle or shaft (of an axe etc) / (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem / sth that affords an advantage to an opponent / classifier for knives or blades
to live in or on another organism as a parasite / to live by taking advantage of others / parasitism / parasitic
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *欺* | 欺* | *欺
to take unfair advantage of / to deceive / to cheat
to repair a leaky roof / (dialect) to find fault; to nitpick / (slang) to score a bargain (esp. when the seller is unaware of the item's true value) / (slang) to take advantage of an unexpected opportunity
pros and cons / merits and drawbacks / advantages and disadvantages
to make a profit / to gain / to get an advantage
vehicle that gives one a free ride / (fig.) (ride on sb's) coattails; (take advantage of) an opportunity
to flay / to skin / (fig.) to exploit / to take advantage of
to profiteer / to gain some underhand advantage
to equalize / to level the score / to pull back the advantage
to gain advantage by any means, fair or foul; to be opportunistic; to be full of tricks
ideal place / suitable location / merit / advantage
to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side / to support unconditionally
to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
to take advantage of a favorable situation / to seize an opportunity
to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom) / to kick people around
to pollute (often fig.) / to be infected by / to gain a small advantage
lit. to push the boat with the current / fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit
benefit / advantage / profit / to be a benefit to
lit. to loot a burning house (idiom) / fig. to take advantage of sb's misfortune
to take advantage of the new situation (idiom) / to make the best of new opportunities
to secretively take advantage of others or public resources for minor personal gain / to grope a woman or girl
to slaughter / (fig.) to ride roughshod over / to take advantage of (others)
extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
to take advantage of weakness
lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages / success and failure / You win some, you lose some.
to take advantage of official post for personal revenge (idiom)
not be without some advantage / be of some help
advantageous / favorable / to benefit at others' expense / to take unfair advantage
asset that gives a competitive advantage; a strength / (market) niche
advantage / gain / net profit
to have both advantages and disadvantages
petty advantage; small gains
to take liberties with (a woman) / to tease with sexual innuendo / to sexually harass / to take advantage of sb
to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)
(idiom) to devour (food) / (idiom) to shamelessly take advantage; to ruthlessly exploit
(eat sth) with (sth else) / taking advantage of; using
to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
having no advantage whatsoever
to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom) / to take sb by surprise
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom) / fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off / to go for wool and come back shorn
lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb) / fig. everyone has their strong and weak points / everything has its advantages and disadvantages
to have many advantages and no disadvantages
lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
to look for a bargain / to seek advantage / to try to gain at expense of others
to take advantage of sb's misfortune / to loot
(fig.) to fight a one-sided battle / to have an unfair advantage in a contest
to be taken advantage of
(Tw) benefit; advantage (from Taiwanese 好空, Tai-lo pr. [hó-khang])
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
(fig.) to clutch at straws (in desperation) / to take advantage of the situation (unscrupulously)
to have many advantages and no disadvantages
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain / also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼
to run away in the confusion / to take advantage of the confusion to escape
to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)
lit. to climb all over sb / fig. to take advantage of sb's weakness
lit. to push the boat with the current / fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit
students who relocate to another region of China in order to gain an advantage on the college entrance exam


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