乘人之危

chéng rén zhī wēi

Dictionary entry

to take advantage of sb's precarious position

What does 乘人之危 mean?

乘人之危 (chéng rén zhī wēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to take advantage of sb's precarious position

Character breakdown

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乘Chéngsurname Cheng 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 危Wēisurname Wei

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乘人之危

chéng rén zhī wēi

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