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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

时机 [shíjī]
  1. 1. noun opportunity

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

时机 [shíjī]
  1. 1. opportunity; an opportune moment
    错过最有利的时机
    let slip a golden opportunity
    时机不成熟。
    Conditions are not yet ripe.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

时机 [shíjī]
  1. 1. 在某一时间才有的有利条件
    良好时机
    抓住时机
    不失时机

Examples

把握时机
seize the opportunity; seize the right time
不要白白放过大好时机
Don't let a golden opportunity slip through your fingers.
用兵贵在不失时机
The great thing in war is to seize your opportunities before they're gone.
大好时机
opportune moment; golden opportunity; finest hour
你大显身手的时机到啦!
Now's your chance to distinguish yourself.
窥测时机
bide one's time
丧失时机
miss the opportunity
时机不成熟。
Conditions are not yet ripe.

Collocations

等待时机
to wait for an opportunity
最佳时机
the perfect opportunity; a golden opportunity
时机成熟
a ripe opportunity

Word Decomposition


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