机会 機會 jī huì opportunity / chance / occasion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 严重 嚴重 yán zhòng grave / serious / severe / critical 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) 沉重 chén zhòng heavy / hard / serious / critical syn 战机 戰機 zhàn jī opportunity in a battle / fighter aircraft / war secret 关节 關節 guān jié joint (physiology) / key point / critical phase syn 机遇 機遇 jī yù opportunity / favorable circumstance / stroke of luck syn 险境 險境 xiǎn jìng critical circumstances / risky conditions / danger zone syn 危急 wēi jí critical / desperate (situation) 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 救治 jiù zhì to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant) 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 节骨眼 節骨眼 jiē gu yǎn (dialect) critical juncture / crucial moment / Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3] syn 举足轻重 舉足輕重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng to play a critical role (idiom) / influential 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 紧要 緊要 jǐn yào critical / crucial / vital syn 顺势 順勢 shùn shì to take advantage / to seize an opportunity / in passing / without taking extra trouble / conveniently syn 临界 臨界 lín jiè critical / boundary 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 临界点 臨界點 lín jiè diǎn critical point / boundary point 日趋 日趨 rì qū (increasing) day by day / (more critical) with every passing day / gradually syn 商机 商機 shāng jī business opportunity / commercial opportunity 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 吃紧 吃緊 chī jǐn in short supply / dire / tense / critical / hard-pressed / important 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 赶早 趕早 gǎn zǎo as soon as possible / at the first opportunity / the sooner the better / before it's too late syn 坎儿 坎兒 kǎn r critical juncture / key moment syn 危殆 wēi dài grave danger / in jeopardy / in a critical condition syn 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià soldiers at the city walls (idiom) / fig. at a critical juncture 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 急难 急難 jí nàn misfortune / crisis / grave danger / critical situation / disaster / emergency / to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament syn 乘隙 chéng xì to seize an opportunity / to exploit (a loophole) syn 关键时刻 關鍵時刻 guān jiàn shí kè key moment / critical time 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 重大事件 zhòng dà shì jiàn critical incident 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 贻误 貽誤 yí wù to affect adversely / to delay or hinder / to waste (an opportunity) / to mislead syn 死生 sǐ shēng life or death / critical (event) 冯玉祥 馮玉祥 féng yù xiáng Feng Yuxiang (1882-1948), warlord during Republic of China, strongly critical of Chiang Kai-shek 烂尾 爛尾 làn wěi (of a construction project etc) unfinished / derailed (due to critical setbacks) 寻机 尋機 xún jī to look for an opportunity 间不容发 間不容髮 jiān bù róng fà (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom) / in a critical state / on the brink of crisis / very close (to happening) / Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3] syn 王充 wáng chōng Wang Chong (27-97), rationalist and critical philosopher 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 紧要关头 緊要關頭 jǐn yào guān tóu urgent and important moment (idiom) / critical juncture syn 啧 嘖 zé (interj. of admiration or of disgust) / to click one's tongue / to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak syn 愈演愈烈 yù yǎn yù liè ever more critical / problems get more and more intense 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 省察 xǐng chá to examine / to cast a critical eye over (especially in the context of introspection) syn 卡脖子 qiǎ bó zi to squeeze the throat / (fig.) to have in a stranglehold / critical syn 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 不伤脾胃 不傷脾胃 bù shāng pí wèi lit. doesn't hurt the spleen or the stomach / fig. something that is not critical 事危累卵 shì wēi lěi luǎn lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom) / fig. at a critical juncture 倒悬之急 倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits 倒悬之苦 倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom) / fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits 水至清则无鱼 水至清則無魚 shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom) / You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean. / Don't be too picky! 生死关头 生死關頭 shēng sǐ guān tóu the critical moment / life and death crisis 缓不济急 緩不濟急 huǎn bù jì jí lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom) / slow measures will not address a critical situation / too slow to meet a pressing need 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) 关键路径法 關鍵路徑法 critical path method / critical path analysis / critical path survey 关键路径分析 關鍵路徑分析 critical path method / critical path analysis / critical path survey 关键路径调查 關鍵路徑調查 critical path method / critical path analysis / critical path survey 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 