时机

shí jī

CL 个 gè

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Common

Definitions

1. fortunate timing
2. occasion
3. opportunity

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 良机 liáng jī 良机 liáng jī a good chance favorable opportunity: a good chance

Related words

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• 际遇 jì yù 际遇 jì yù circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise) favorable circumstances: circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise)
• 时宜 shí yí 时宜 shí yí contemporary expectations what is appropriate for the occasion: contemporary expectations

Synonyms

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• 机会 jī huì 机会 jī huì opportunity opportunity: opportunity

Usage notes

Collocations

时机成熟 is a fixed phrase meaning 'when the time is ripe'; 时机 is almost never used alone to express this concept without 成熟.

Common mistakes

时机 emphasizes the right moment itself, not the luck of getting it (机会). Do not say *好时机运气 (good timing luck).

Example Sentences

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现在正是买房的 时机 。

Now is the right time to buy a house.

好 时机 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5092489)

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Words Containing 时机

• 不失时机 不失时机 bù shī shí jī: to seize the opportune moment

Child Words of 时机

• 时 时 shí: o'clock
• 机 机 jī: (bound form) machine; mechanism