机会 機會 jī huì opportunity / chance / occasion / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 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 解雇 解僱 jiě gù to fire / to sack / to dismiss / to terminate employment 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 单位 單位 dān wèi unit (of measure) / unit (group of people as a whole) / work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 业 業 yè line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already syn 出路 chū lù a way out (lit. and fig.) / opportunity for advancement / a way forward / outlet (for one's products) 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 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 就业 就業 jiù yè to get a job / employment 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 找事 zhǎo shì to look for employment / to pick a quarrel 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 求职 求職 qiú zhí to seek employment 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 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 受聘 shòu pìn hired (for employment) / invited (e.g. to lecture) / engaged (for a task) / (in olden times) betrothal gift from the groom's family 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 待业 待業 dài yè to wait for employment / to be unemployed 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 谋职 謀職 móu zhí to look for a job / to seek employment syn 趁势 趁勢 chèn shì to take advantage of a favorable situation / to seize an opportunity syn 位次 wèi cì place (in numbered sequence) / degree on employment scale 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 乘风 乘風 chéng fēng to ride the wind / to use a fair wind / to take an opportunity 就业率 就業率 jiù yè lǜ employment rate 放人 fàng rén release (n. employment) 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 就业培训 就業培訓 jiù yè péi xùn employment training 就业政策 就業政策 employment policy 促进就业 cù jìn jiù yè employment promotion 铁饭碗 鐵飯碗 tiě fàn wǎn secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl) 寻机 尋機 xún jī to look for an opportunity 就业状况 就業狀況 jiù yè zhuàng kuàng status in employment 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 延请 延請 yán qǐng to employ / to send for sb promising employment 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 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 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 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 残疾人就业机会年 殘疾人就業機會年 Year of Employment Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities 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 见缝就钻 見縫就鑽 jiàn fèng jiù zuān lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom) / fig. to make the most of every opportunity syn 觑机会 覷機會 qù jī huì to watch for an opportunity 际会 際會 jì huì opportunity / chance 顺风车 順風車 shùn fēng chē vehicle that gives one a free ride / (fig.) (ride on sb's) coattails / (take advantage of) an opportunity SWOT分析 strength, weakness, opportunity and threat analysis / SWOT analysis 人的平等机会指数 Human Opportunity Index 临时机场 lín shí jī chǎng opportunity airfield 