opportunity that can be exploited; opening
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
opportunity that can be exploited; opening; a chance to take advantage
formalA formal idiom, often used to describe a weakness or loophole that an adversary can exploit. The variant '可乘之隙' has the same meaning.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
jiā加
qiáng强
fáng防
shǒu守
，
bù不
gěi给
duì对
shǒu手
kě可
chéng乘
zhī之
jī机
。
We need to strengthen our defense and not give our opponent any opening.
Gōng公
sī司
guǎn管
lǐ理
shàng上
cún存
zài在
lòu漏
dòng洞
，
ràng让
bù不
fǎ法
fèn分
zǐ子
yǒu有
le了
kě可
chéng乘
zhī之
jī机
。
There are loopholes in the company's management, which gave lawbreakers an opportunity to exploit.
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Dí敌
rén人
zhèng正
zài在
xún寻
zhǎo找
wǒ我
men们
de的
kě可
chéng乘
zhī之
xì隙
。
The enemy is looking for our weak spot to exploit.
Zhè这
ge个
tiáo条
yuē约
de的
cuò措
cí辞
mó模
hu糊
，
kě可
néng能
liú留
xià下
kě可
chéng乘
zhī之
jī机
。
The vague wording of this treaty might leave room for exploitation.