两 兩 liǎng two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) syn 等 děng to wait for / to await / by the time / when / till / and so on / etc. / et al. / (bound form) class / rank / grade / (bound form) equal to / same as / (used to end an enumeration) / (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) syn 当 當 dāng to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at syn 一样 一樣 yī yàng same / like / equal to / the same as / just like syn 机会 機會 jī huì opportunity / chance / occasion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 同样 同樣 tóng yàng same / equal / similar / similarly / also / too 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 英里 yīng lǐ mile (unit of length equal to 1.609 km) 十分 shí fēn very / completely / utterly / extremely / absolutely / hundred percent / to divide into ten equal parts syn 合 gě 100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 syn 英尺 yīng chǐ foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) 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 平 píng flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1] syn 时机 時機 shí jī opportunity / opportune moment syn 石 dàn dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3] / one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2] syn 等于 等於 děng yú to equal / to be tantamount to syn 黄金 黃金 huáng jīn gold / golden (opportunity) / prime (time) syn 不如 bù rú not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to syn 英寸 yīng cùn inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.) 出路 chū lù a way out (lit. and fig.) / opportunity for advancement / a way forward / outlet (for one's products) 平等 píng děng equal / equality syn 平均 píng jūn average / on average / evenly / in equal proportions syn 战机 戰機 zhàn jī opportunity in a battle / fighter aircraft / war secret 称职 稱職 chèn zhí well qualified / competent / to be equal to the task / able to do sth very well 来得 來得 lái de to emerge (from a comparison) / to come out as / to be competent or equal to syn 机遇 機遇 jī yù opportunity / favorable circumstance / stroke of luck syn 市里 shì lǐ li (Chinese unit of length equal to 500 meters) 平行 píng xíng parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively) / on an equal footing / on the same level / simultaneous / concurrent syn 同等 tóng děng equal to / having the same social class or status 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 相提并论 相提並論 xiāng tí bìng lùn to discuss two disparate things together (idiom) / to mention on equal terms / to place on a par with / (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y) 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 等同 děng tóng to equate / equal to syn 针锋相对 針鋒相對 zhēn fēng xiāng duì to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom) / tit for tat / measure for measure syn 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 均衡 jūn héng equal / balanced / harmony / equilibrium 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 相等 xiāng děng equal / equally / equivalent syn 均等 jūn děng equal / impartial / fair syn 契机 契機 qì jī opportunity / turning point / juncture syn 匹敌 匹敵 pǐ dí to be equal to / to be well-matched / rival 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 平起平坐 píng qǐ píng zuò to be on an equal footing syn 因缘 因緣 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect syn 五五 wǔ wǔ 50-50 / equal (share, partnership etc) 商机 商機 shāng jī business opportunity / commercial opportunity 待机 待機 dài jī to wait for an opportunity / (electronic devices) standby 开间 開間 kāi jiān unit for the width of a room, equal to the standard width of a room in an old-style house – about 10 chi 尺[chi3] / width of a room / (architecture) bay syn 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 并重 並重 bìng zhòng to give equal emphasis to / to attach equal importance to 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 等价 等價 děng jià equal / equal in value / equivalent syn 咨文 zī wén (old) official communication (between government offices of equal rank) / report delivered by the head of government on affairs of state syn 等值 děng zhí of equal value 对等 對等 duì děng equal status / equal treatment / parity (under the law) / equity / reciprocity syn 平分秋色 píng fēn qiū sè to both share the limelight / to both have an equal share of syn 等分 děng fēn to divide into equal parts syn 分庭抗礼 分庭抗禮 fēn tíng kàng lǐ peer competition / to function as rivals / to make claims as an equal syn 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 等差 děng chā degree of disparity / equal difference syn 乘隙 chéng xì to seize an opportunity / to exploit (a loophole) syn 不等于 不等於 bù děng yú not equal to ≠ 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 不若 bù ruò not as good as / not equal to / inferior 异曲同工 異曲同工 yì qǔ tóng gōng different tunes played with equal skill (idiom) / different methods leading to the same result / different approach but equally satisfactory outcome syn 乘势 乘勢 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot syn 齐天大圣 齊天大聖 qí tiān dà shèng Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] 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 市斤 shì jīn Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg 寻机 尋機 xún jī to look for an opportunity 约等于 約等於 yuē děng yú approximately equal to 无出其右 無出其右 wú chū qí yòu matchless / without equal / there is nothing better syn 等温 等溫 děng wēn of equal temperature / isothermic 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 角 jiǎo angle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 胜 勝 shèng victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear / equal to (a task) syn 引 yǐn to draw (e.g. a bow) / to pull / to stretch sth / to extend / to lengthen / to involve or implicate in / to attract / to lead / to guide / to leave / to provide evidence or justification for / old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters syn 斗 dǒu dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡[dou3] syn 凑 湊 còu to gather together, pool or collect / to happen by chance / to move close to / to exploit an opportunity syn 均 jūn equal / even / all / uniform syn 