趁人之危 chèn rén zhī wēi

to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
趁 chèn HSK 5
to take advantage of; to avail oneself of
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
危 wēi HSK 4
danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi