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 因缘 因緣 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect syn 正好 zhèng hǎo just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that syn 恰巧 qià qiǎo by chance / as chance would have it syn 不期而遇 bù qī ér yù meet by chance / have a chance encounter syn 一线生机 一線生機 yī xiàn - shēng jī (idiom) a chance of survival / a fighting chance / a ray of hope 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 坐失机宜 坐失機宜 zuò shī jī yí to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom) / to lose the chance 机会 機會 jī huì opportunity / chance / occasion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 良机 良機 liáng jī a good chance / a golden opportunity 机缘 機緣 jī yuán chance / opportunity / destiny syn 伺机 伺機 sì jī to wait for an opportunity / to watch for one's chance syn 凑 湊 còu to gather together, pool or collect / to happen by chance / to move close to / to exploit an opportunity syn 英雄无用武之地 英雄無用武之地 yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì a hero with no chance of using his might / to have no opportunity to display one's talents syn 交臂失之 jiāo bì shī zhī to miss sb by a narrow chance / to miss an opportunity syn 际会 際會 jì huì opportunity / chance 看准机会 看準機會 kàn zhǔn jī huì to watch for an opportunity / to see one's chance to 落空 là kòng to omit / to neglect (to do sth) / to miss a chance / to let an opportunity slip by syn 商机 商機 shāng jī business opportunity / commercial opportunity 机会平等 機會平等 equal opportunity / equal employment opportunity 平等就业机会 平等就業機會 equal opportunity / equal employment opportunity 让贤与能 讓賢與能 ràng xián yǔ néng to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom) 坐等 zuò děng to sit and wait / (fig.) to be passive / to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc) syn 移徙工人公约 移徙工人公約 Convention concerning Migrations in Abusive Conditions and the Promotion of Equality of Opportunity and Treatment of Migrant Workers / Migrant Workers Convention 关于男女就业机会和待遇平等的行动计划 關於男女就業機會和待遇平等的行動計劃 Plan of Action on equality of opportunity and treatment of men and women in employment 偶然 ǒu rán incidentally / occasional / occasionally / by chance / randomly syn 万一 萬一 wàn yī just in case / if by any chance / contingency syn 缘分 緣分 yuán fèn fate or chance that brings people together / predestined affinity or relationship / (Budd.) destiny syn 附带 附帶 fù dài supplementary / incidentally / in parentheses / by chance / in passing / additionally / secondary / subsidiary / to attach syn 赶上 趕上 gǎn shàng to keep up with / to catch up with / to overtake / to chance upon / in time for syn 相逢 xiāng féng to meet (by chance) / to come across syn 邂逅 xiè hòu (literary) to meet sb by chance / to run into sb syn 缘份 緣份 yuán fèn also written 緣分|缘分 / fate or chance that brings people together / predestined affinity or relationship / (Budd.) destiny 错失 錯失 cuò shī fault / mistake / to miss (a chance) syn 正巧 zhèng qiǎo just by chance / to happen to (just at the right time) / opportune syn 碰巧 pèng qiǎo by chance / by coincidence / to happen to syn 凑巧 湊巧 còu qiǎo fortuitously / luckily / as chance has it syn 没戏 沒戲 méi xì (coll.) not a chance / no way / hopeless syn 碰运气 碰運氣 pèng yùn qi to try one's luck / to leave sth to chance 刚巧 剛巧 gāng qiǎo by chance / by coincidence / by good luck syn 赌局 賭局 dǔ jú game of chance / gambling party / gambling joint 末班车 末班車 mò bān chē last bus or train / last chance 萍水相逢 píng shuǐ xiāng féng strangers coming together by chance (idiom) syn 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative syn 偶然性 ǒu rán xìng chance / fortuity / serendipity 押宝 押寶 yā bǎo to play yabao (a gambling game) / (fig.) to gamble on / to take one's chance / to try one's luck 眼福 yǎn fú a treat for the eyes / the rare chance of seeing sth beautiful 幸事 xìng shì sth fortunate / a lucky chance syn 遭 zāo to meet by chance (usually with misfortune) / classifier for events: time, turn, incident syn 逢 féng to meet by chance / to come across / (of a calendar event) to come along / (of an event) to fall on (a particular day) / to fawn upon syn 阄 鬮 jiū lots (to be drawn) / lot (in a game of chance) 佹 guǐ (literary) perverse / unreasonable / (literary) eccentric / enigmatic / (literary) by chance / all of a sudden 掽 pèng to bump / to meet by chance 偶然事件 ǒu rán shì jiàn random accident / chance event 偶语弃市 偶語棄市 ǒu yǔ qì shì chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom) 偶遇 ǒu yù to meet by chance syn 大有希望 dà yǒu xī wàng to stand a good chance / to have great hopes / to be promising 赢面 贏面 yíng miàn chance of winning 过了这村没这店 過了這村沒這店 guò le zhè cūn méi zhè diàn past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom) / this is your last chance 恰遇 qià yù to chance upon / to coincide fortuitously with sth 赌上一局 賭上一局 dǔ shàng yī jú to engage in a game of chance / to gamble / to make a bet 过了这个村就没这个店 過了這個村就沒這個店 guò le zhè ge cūn jiù méi zhè ge diàn past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom) / this is your last chance 路遇 lù yù to meet (sb) by chance on the way somewhere / to encounter (sth) on the way somewhere 大有希望 dà yǒu - xī wàng to stand a good chance / to have great hopes / to be promising 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 出路 chū lù a way out (lit. and fig.) / opportunity for advancement / a way forward / outlet (for one's products) 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 见机行事 見機行事 jiàn jī xíng shì see the opportunity and act (idiom) / to act according to circumstances / to play it by ear / to use one's discretion syn SWOT分析 strength, weakness, opportunity and threat analysis / SWOT analysis 机会和联合行动协会 機會和聯合行動協會 Corporation of Opportunity and Joint Action 非洲增长和机会法 非洲增長和機會法 African Growth and Opportunity Act 强点、弱点、机会、威胁分析 強點、弱點、機會、威脅分析 strength, weakness, opportunity and threat analysis / SWOT analysis 家庭及平等机会部长 家庭及平等機會部長 Minister for Family and Equal Opportunity 妇女工作者机会平等和待遇平等宣言 婦女工作者機會平等和待遇平等宣言 Declaration on Equality of Opportunity and Treatment for Women Workers 欧洲就业机会和待遇平等区域专题讨论会 歐洲就業機會和待遇平等區域專題討論會 Regional Symposium on Equality of Opportunity and Treatment in Employment in Europe 联合国机会与参与问题小组 聯合國機會與參與問題小組 United Nations Panel on Opportunity and Participation 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 黄金 黃金 huáng jīn gold / golden (opportunity) / prime (time) syn 错过 錯過 cuò guò to miss (train, opportunity etc) syn 时机 時機 shí jī opportunity / opportune moment syn 机遇 機遇 jī yù opportunity / favorable circumstance / stroke of luck syn 待机 待機 dài jī to wait for an opportunity / (electronic devices) standby 生机 生機 shēng jī opportunity to live / hope of success / vigor / vitality syn 战机 戰機 zhàn jī opportunity in a battle / fighter aircraft / war secret 契机 契機 qì jī opportunity / turning point / juncture syn 趁机 趁機 chèn jī to seize an opportunity syn 顺势 順勢 shùn shì to take advantage / to seize an opportunity / in passing / without taking extra trouble / conveniently syn 乘机 乘機 chéng jī to take the opportunity / to take a plane syn 延误 延誤 yán wu to delay / to be held up / to miss (an opportunity) / delay / holdup 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 先机 先機 xiān jī critical opportunity 借机 借機 jiè jī to seize the opportunity 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 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 趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late syn 际遇 際遇 jì yù circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise) / stroke of luck / opportunity syn 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 