趁

chèn

A2 Level 4 ★ Core word
Preposition

趁 (chèn) is a Chinese word meaning “to avail oneself of”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4 (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to avail oneself of
  2. to take advantage of

Stroke order

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Example

趁天還沒黑,我們快回家吧。

Let's hurry home while it's still light.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).