乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi

DEFINITIONS

  1. to take advantage of sb's precarious position

CHARACTERS

乘 chéng
HSK 4
ride, ascend; avail oneself of; numerary adjunct for vehicles
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
危 wēi
HSK 4
dangerous, precarious; high