机会 機會 jī huì opportunity / chance / occasion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 机 機 jī (bound form) machine / mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point / pivot / (bound form) quick-witted / flexible / (bound form) organic syn 错过 錯過 cuò guò to miss (train, opportunity etc) syn 掌握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency syn 时机 時機 shí jī opportunity / opportune moment syn 黄金 黃金 huáng jīn gold / golden (opportunity) / prime (time) syn 出路 chū lù a way out (lit. and fig.) / opportunity for advancement / a way forward / outlet (for one's products) 开张 開張 kāi zhāng to open a business / first transaction of a business day syn 战机 戰機 zhàn jī opportunity in a battle / fighter aircraft / war secret 机遇 機遇 jī yù opportunity / favorable circumstance / stroke of luck syn 开业 開業 kāi yè to open a business / to open a practice / open (for business) syn 趁机 趁機 chèn jī to seize an opportunity syn 延误 延誤 yán wu to delay / to be held up / to miss (an opportunity) / delay / holdup syn 生机 生機 shēng jī opportunity to live / hope of success / vigor / vitality syn 良机 良機 liáng jī a good chance / a golden opportunity 无缘 無緣 wú yuán to have no opportunity / no way (of doing sth) / no chance / no connection / not placed (in a competition) / (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc 借机 借機 jiè jī to seize the opportunity 伺机 伺機 sì jī to wait for an opportunity / to watch for one's chance syn 坐等 zuò děng to sit and wait / (fig.) to be passive / to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc) syn 擦肩而过 擦肩而過 cā jiān ér guò to brush past / to pass by (sb) / (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc) / to have a brush (with death) syn 趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late syn 商界 shāng jiè business world / business community syn 商学院 商學院 shāng xué yuàn business school / university of business studies 痛失 tòng shī to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc) / to miss out on (an opportunity) / to fail to gain (victory etc) syn 顺势 順勢 shùn shì to take advantage / to seize an opportunity / in passing / without taking extra trouble / conveniently syn 先机 先機 xiān jī critical opportunity 契机 契機 qì jī opportunity / turning point / juncture syn 失之交臂 shī zhī jiāo bì to miss narrowly / to let a great opportunity slip syn 乘机 乘機 chéng jī to take the opportunity / to take a plane syn 有机可乘 有機可乘 yǒu jī kě chéng to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom) syn 机缘 機緣 jī yuán chance / opportunity / destiny syn 因缘 因緣 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect syn 待机 待機 dài jī to wait for an opportunity / (electronic devices) standby 钻空子 鑽空子 zuān kòng zi to take advantage of a loophole / to exploit an advantage / to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad) syn 应运而生 應運而生 yìng yùn ér shēng 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 syn 际遇 際遇 jì yù circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise) / stroke of luck / opportunity syn 生意经 生意經 shēng yi jīng knack of doing business / business sense 赶早 趕早 gǎn zǎo as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late syn 大班 dà bān tai-pan / business executive / foreign business manager / top class of kindergarten or school grade syn 同业 同業 tóng yè same trade or business / person in the same trade or business 趁势 趁勢 chèn shì to take advantage of a favorable situation / to seize an opportunity syn 窥伺 窺伺 kuī sì to spy upon / to lie in wait for (an opportunity) syn 乘隙 chéng xì to seize an opportunity / to exploit (a loophole) syn 就业机会 就業機會 jiù yè jī huì employment opportunity / job opening 乘风 乘風 chéng fēng to ride the wind / to use a fair wind / to take an opportunity 乘势 乘勢 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot syn 借势 借勢 jiè shì to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity 商祺 shāng qí business is auspicious / conventional greeting at the foot of a letter: May your business go well! 贻误 貽誤 yí wù to affect adversely / to delay or hinder / to waste (an opportunity) / to mislead syn 华商晨报 華商晨報 huá shāng chén bào China Business Morning Post (morning edition of China Business News 華商報|华商报) 寻机 尋機 xún jī to look for an opportunity 赶 趕 gǎn to overtake / to catch up with / to hurry / to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward / to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until / by (a certain time) syn 凑 湊 còu to gather together, pool or collect / to happen by chance / to move close to / to exploit an opportunity syn 啧 嘖 zé (interj. of admiration or of disgust) / to click one's tongue / to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak syn 峰回路转 峰回路轉 fēng huí lù zhuǎn the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom) / (of a mountain road) twisting and turning / fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly / things have taken a new turn syn 坐失良机 坐失良機 zuò shī liáng jī to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom) / to lose the chance syn 茬口 chá kǒu harvested land left for rotation / an opportunity 事情 shì qing affair / matter / thing / business / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 行 háng row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column syn 办公室 辦公室 bàn gōng shì office / business premises / bureau / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 生意 shēng yi business / CL:筆|笔[bi3] syn 事儿 事兒 shì r one's employment / business / matter that needs to be settled / (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding / trying / troublesome / erhua variant of 事[shi4] / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 老板 老闆 lǎo bǎn boss / business proprietor / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.) / to open for business 在家 zài jiā to be at home / (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1chai1]) / (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chu1jia1]) 事务所 事務所 shì wù suǒ business office / firm 商业 商業 shāng yè business / trade / commerce syn 经营 經營 jīng yíng to engage in (business etc) / to run / to operate syn 隐私 隱私 yǐn sī secrets / private business / privacy syn 行业 行業 háng yè trade / profession / industry / business syn 业 業 yè line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already syn 名片 míng piàn (business) card syn 商场 商場 shāng chǎng shopping mall / shopping center / department store / emporium / CL:家[jia1] / the business world syn 轨道 軌道 guǐ dào track (for trains etc) / orbit (of a satellite) / (fig.) a person's established path in life / desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor) / (audio engineering) track / (quantum mechanics) orbital syn 业务 業務 yè wù business / professional work / service / CL:項|项[xiang4] syn 正事 zhèng shì one's proper business 出差 chū chāi to go on an official or business trip syn 办公 辦公 bàn gōng to handle official business / to work (esp. in an office) syn 经纪 經紀 jīng jì to manage (a business) / manager / broker syn 管闲事 管閒事 guǎn xián shì to meddle / to be a "nosy Parker" / to be too inquisitive about other people's business syn 营业 營業 yíng yè to do business / to trade syn 牌照 pái zhào (business) license / vehicle license / car registration / license plate 跌倒 diē dǎo to tumble / to fall / fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business) syn 勾当 勾當 gòu dàng shady business syn 招牌 zhāo pai signboard / shop sign / reputation of a business syn 公务 公務 gōng wù official business syn 商务 商務 shāng wù commercial affairs / commercial / commerce / business 华尔街 華爾街 huá ěr jiē Wall Street, New York / by extension, American big business 流水 liú shuǐ running water / (business) turnover syn 正派 zhèng pài (of a person) upright / respectable / decent / (Tw) (of a business etc) reputable syn 忙活 máng huo to be really busy / pressing business 例行公事 lì xíng gōng shì routine business / usual practice / mere formality 运营 運營 yùn yíng to be in operation / to do business / (of train, bus etc) to be in service / operation / service syn 业绩 業績 yè jì achievement / accomplishment / (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc) / results syn 开办 開辦 kāi bàn to open / to start (a business etc) / to set up syn 务 務 wù affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means syn 开设 開設 kāi shè to offer (goods or services) / to open (for business etc) syn 演艺圈 演藝圈 yǎn yì quān show business 出勤 chū qín to go to work / to be present (at work, school etc) / to be away on business syn 