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 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 广告 廣告 guǎng gào to advertise / a commercial / advertisement / CL:項|项[xiang4] 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) 贸易 貿易 mào yì (commercial) trade / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 商务 商務 shāng wù commercial affairs / commercial / commerce / business 洗衣店 xǐ yī diàn laundry (commercial establishment) 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 开发商 開發商 kāi fā shāng developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc) 宣传册 宣傳冊 xuān chuán cè commercial brochure / advertising pamphlet / flyer 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 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 实业 實業 shí yè industry / commercial enterprise syn 经商 經商 jīng shāng to trade / to carry out commercial activities / in business syn 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 街市 jiē shì downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc 楼盘 樓盤 lóu pán building under construction / commercial property / real estate (for sale or rent) 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 放空 fàng kōng to relax completely / to empty one's mind / (finance) to sell short / (of a commercial vehicle) to travel empty (no cargo or passengers) / to deadhead 赶早 趕早 gǎn zǎo as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late syn 放款 fàng kuǎn to lend money (as a commercial loan) syn 媚俗 mèi sú to cater to the public's taste / kitsch / commercial syn 商埠 shāng bù commercial port / trading port / treaty port (old) 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 工行 gōng háng ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) / abbr. for 工商銀行|工商银行[Gong1 Shang1 Yin2 hang2] syn 商圈 shāng quān commercial district / business district 中国工商银行 中國工商銀行 zhōng guó gōng shāng yín háng Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) 车行 車行 chē háng car-related business / car dealership / taxi company / (commercial) garage 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 南京路 nán jīng lù Nanjing St., large commercial street in Shanghai 性交易 xìng jiāo yì prostitution / commercial sex / the sex trade 广告片 廣告片 guǎng gào piàn advertising film / TV commercial 乘势 乘勢 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot syn 商务印书馆 商務印書館 shāng wù yìn shū guǎn The Commercial Press, Beijing (est. 1897) 借势 借勢 jiè shì to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity 商法 shāng fǎ commercial 贻误 貽誤 yí wù to affect adversely / to delay or hinder / to waste (an opportunity) / to mislead syn 插播 chā bō to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc / to put a call on hold 牡丹卡 mǔ dan kǎ Peony Card (credit card issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) 商业机构 商業機構 shāng yè jī gòu commercial organization 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 商港 shāng gǎng commercial port / trading harbor 茬口 chá kǒu harvested land left for rotation / an opportunity 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 坐失机宜 坐失機宜 zuò shī jī yí to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom) / to lose the chance 应机立断 應機立斷 yìng jī lì duàn to act on an opportunity (idiom) / to take prompt advantage of a situation 怀才不遇 懷才不遇 huái cái bù yù to have talent but no opportunity (idiom) / to be an unrecognized talent syn 无孔不钻 無孔不鑽 wú kǒng bù zuān lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom) / to latch on to every opportunity 良辰吉日 liáng chén jí rì fine time, lucky day (idiom) / fig. good opportunity 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 雁过拔毛 雁過拔毛 yàn guò bá máo lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose / fig. to seize any opportunity / pragmatic syn 鸾飘凤泊 鸞飄鳳泊 luán piāo fèng bó lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom) / fig. bold, graceful calligraphy / married couple separated from each other / talented person not given the opportunity to fulfill his potential syn 遇事生风 遇事生風 yù shì shēng fēng to stir up trouble at every opportunity (idiom) 遵时养晦 遵时養晦 zūn shí yǎng huì to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom) 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 亚远经委会国际商业仲裁规则和调解标准 亞遠經委會國際商業仲裁規則和調解標準 Rules for International Commercial Arbitration and Standards for Conciliation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East / ECAFE Rules for International Commercial Arbitration 交臂失之 jiāo bì shī zhī to miss sb by a narrow chance / to miss an opportunity syn 伺隙 sì xì to wait for the opportunity 坐失 zuò shī to let sth slip by / to miss an opportunity 戎机 戎機 róng jī opportunity for a fight / war 找机会 找機會 zhǎo jī huì to look for an opportunity 机不可失，时不再来 機不可失，時不再來 jī bù kě shī , shí bù zài lái Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom) 机会带来成功 機會帶來成功 jī huì dài lái chéng gōng Opportunity brings success. (idiom) 机会成本 機會成本 jī huì chéng běn opportunity cost 机运 機運 jī yùn chance and opportunity 