Chinese More information avail oneself of; take advantage of, machine; opportunity; secret ... avail oneself of; take advantage of machine; opportunity; secret trad. (趁機) 趁 機 simp. (趁机) 趁 机 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): chènjī (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˋ ㄐㄧ Cantonese (Jyutping): can3 gei1 Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: chènjī Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˋ ㄐㄧ Tongyong Pinyin: chènji Wade–Giles: chʻên4-chi1 Yale: chèn-jī Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chennji Palladius: чэньцзи (čɛnʹczi) Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: can3 gei1 Yale: chan gēi Cantonese Pinyin: tsan3 gei1 Guangdong Romanization: cen3 géi1 Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐn³³ kei̯⁵⁵/ Verb 趁機 to seize an opportunity; to exploit a situation 趁機逃走／趁机逃走 ― chènjī táozǒu ― to seize the chance to escape Synonyms edit乘勢 / 乘势 (chéngshì) (formal)乘機 / 乘机 (chéngjī)乘間 / 乘间 (chéngjiàn) (literary)乘隙 (chéngxì) (literary)伺機 / 伺机 (sìjī)趁勢 / 趁势 (chènshì)順勢 / 顺势 (shùnshì)Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.