借机
jiè jī
Pinyin

Definition

借机
 - 
jiè jī
  1. to seize the opportunity

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

借
jiè
  1. 1 to lend
  2. 2 to borrow
  3. 3 by means of
  4. 4 to take (an opportunity)
借口
jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to use as an excuse
  2. 2 on the pretext
  3. 3 excuse
  4. 4 pretext
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
借助
jiè zhù
  1. 1 to draw support from
  2. 2 with the help of
借宿
jiè sù
  1. 1 to stay with sb
  2. 2 to ask for lodging
借机
jiè jī
  1. 1 to seize the opportunity
借用
jiè yòng
  1. 1 to borrow sth for another use
  2. 2 to borrow an idea for one's own use
借给
jiè gěi
  1. 1 to lend to sb
借记卡
jiè jì kǎ
  1. 1 debit card
借贷
jiè dài
  1. 1 to borrow or lend money
  2. 2 debit and credit items on a balance sheet
借鉴
jiè jiàn
  1. 1 to draw on (others' experience)
  2. 2 to learn from (how others do things)
  3. 3 lesson to be learned (by observing others)
凭借
píng jiè
  1. 1 to rely on
  2. 2 to depend on
  3. 3 by means of
  4. 4 thanks to
  5. 5 sth that one relies on
借代
jiè dài
  1. 1 metonymy
借以
jiè yǐ
  1. 1 so as to
  2. 2 for the purpose of
  3. 3 in order to
借位
jiè wèi
  1. 1 in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place
借住
jiè zhù
  1. 1 to lodge
借债
jiè zhài
  1. 1 to borrow money
借光
jiè guāng
  1. 1 excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
  2. 2 reflected glory
  3. 3 to benefit from sb else's prestige
借出
jiè chū
  1. 1 to lend
借势
jiè shì
  1. 1 to borrow sb's authority
  2. 2 to seize an opportunity

Idioms (10)

以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
  1. 1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
  1. 1 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
借东风
jiè dōng fēng
  1. 1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use sb's help
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
  1. 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. 2 plagiarism
借资挹注
jiè zī yì zhù
  1. 1 to make use of sth in order to make good the deficits in sth else (idiom)
有借有还，再借不难
yǒu jiè yǒu huán , zài jiè bù nán
  1. 1 return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
背城借一
bèi chéng jiè yī
  1. 1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
  2. 2 to put up a desperate struggle
草船借箭
cǎo chuán jiè jiàn
  1. 1 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
  2. 2 fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

Sample Sentences

是啊。不过在闹洞房的时候你可以借机整整他们。
shì a 。bùguò zài nào dòngfáng de shíhou nǐ kěyǐ jièjī zhěngzheng tāmen 。
Yeah. But when they are hazing the groom and the bride you can take the opportunity to make them suffer.
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那也可能是机会呢。新闻上说美联储现在积极鼓动中国资金收购美国资产，我们可以借机成为世界经济的龙头。
nà yě kěnéng shì jīhuì ne 。xīnwén shàng shuō měiliánchǔ xiànzài jījí gǔdòng Zhōngguó zījīn shōugòu Měiguó zīchǎn ，wǒmen kěyǐ jièjī chéngwéi shìjièjīngjì de lóngtóu 。
Maybe it's an opportunity. On the news, they're saying that the American Federal Reserve is actively encouraging the use of Chinese funds to buy up American properties. We can use this crisis to become world economic leaders!
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