take advantage of an opening; seize an opportunity
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
to take advantage of an opening or opportunity
formalUsed to describe acting when an opportunity presents itself, especially one created by a weakness or gap in the opponent's defense or attention. Formal and literary register.
Wǒ我
jūn军
chéng乘
xì隙
fā发
dòng动
le了
jìn进
gōng攻
。
Our army seized the opportunity to launch an attack.
Dí敌
rén人
shāo稍
yǒu有
sōng松
xiè懈
，
tā他
biàn便
chéng乘
xì隙
táo逃
tuō脱
le了
。
As soon as the enemy showed the slightest slackness, he took advantage of the opening to escape.
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Tā他
men们
lì利
yòng用
duì对
fāng方
huàn换
rén人
de的
jiàn间
xì隙
，
chéng乘
xì隙
jìn进
le了
yī一
qiú球
。
They took advantage of the gap when the opposing team substituted players to score a goal.
Bǐ比
sài赛
zàn暂
tíng停
qī期
jiān间
，
duì队
yuán员
men们
chéng乘
xì隙
jìn进
xíng行
le了
duǎn短
zàn暂
de的
xiū休
zhěng整
。
During the game's timeout, the players seized the chance for a brief rest and reorganization.