chéng jīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to take the opportunity / to take a plane
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Original source entry:

乘機 乘机 [cheng2 ji1] /to take the opportunity/to take a plane/

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Other forms in these source records: 乘機

  • 乘
    chéng

    to ride / to mount / to make use of / to avail oneself of / to take advantage of / to multiply (math.) / Buddhist sect or creed

    shèng

    (archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books

    Chéng

    surname Cheng

  • 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

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