看 准 机 会

kàn zhǔn jī huìdictionary entry

to watch for an opportunity / to see one's chance to

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

看準機會看准机会 [kan4 zhun3 ji1 hui4] /to watch for an opportunity/to see one's chance to/

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Other forms in these source records: 看準機會

看
kān
to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard
kàn
to see / to look at / to read / to watch / to visit / to call on / to consider / to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
准
zhǔn
to allow / to grant / in accordance with / in the light of / accurate / standard / definitely / certainly / about to become (bride, son-in-law etc) / quasi- / para-
机
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
Jī
surname Ji
会
huì
can / to have the skill / to know how to / to be likely to / to be sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / (suffix) union / group / association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [huǐ])
kuài
(bound form) to reckon accounts

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