机会

jī huì

HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Very common

Definitions

1. opportunity
2. chance
3. occasion

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Word relationships

Related words

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时机

shí jī

fortunate timing

指具有时间性的机会，强调特定时刻

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

有机会做某事也表示可能性

Usage notes

Collocations

机会常与动词“有”、“抓住”、“错过”、“给”搭配，例如“有机会”、“抓住机会”。

Common mistakes

不要混淆“机会”和“机遇”。“机会”更常用且中性，“机遇”偏向指有利且幸运的时机，多用于书面语。

Grammar

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Example Sentences

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机会就在眼前，别错过。

The opportunity is right before your eyes, don't miss it.

这个机会很难得。

This opportunity is hard to come by.

他利用这个机会学习中文。

He took advantage of this opportunity to learn Chinese.

这是一个好机会。

This is a good opportunity.

他获得了公费留学的机会。

He got an opportunity to study abroad at public expense.

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Words Containing 机会

就业机会

jiù yè jī huì

employment opportunity

左倾机会主义

zuǒ qīng jī huì zhǔ yì

leftist opportunism (blamed for failures of Chinese communists from 1927)

找机会

zhǎo jī huì

to look for an opportunity

opportunism

opportunity cost

to watch for an opportunity

觑机会

qù jī huì