趁 — take advantage of
take advantage of, while
How to pronounce it
趁 is read chèn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 走 “walk”. The right part is the same as in 珍 zhēn and 诊 zhěn.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “趁”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 趁. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我想趁假期回一趟老家wǒxiǎngchènjiàqīhuíyítànglǎojiāI want to make a trip to my hometown while it's the holidays.
- 趁热吃吧chènrèchībaEat it while it's hot!
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Unless and even if”
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Frequently asked questions
What does 趁 mean?
趁 (chèn) means “take advantage of, while”.
How do you write 趁?
趁 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 趁?
趁 is read chèn. Tones: chèn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“take advantage of” in the lesson “Unless and even if”
This word is from the topic “Connectors and particles” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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