趁人之危

chèn rén zhī wēi

Dictionary entry

to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)

What does 趁人之危 mean?

趁人之危 (chèn rén zhī wēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)

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趁chènto avail oneself of · to take advantage of 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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趁人之危

chèn rén zhī wēi

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