Opportune timing with "chen"

Nível: HSK 5 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

趁 (chèn) is a preposition that means to "take advantage of" an opportunity or favorable time to do something. It is normally followed by an adjective or a short phrase explaining the situation that the person is seeking to take advantage of. 趁 + [Situation / Opportunity]…… Note that in English using the literal translation "take advantage of" often isn't natural.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 趁年轻，多去玩玩吧。 (chèn niánqīng，duō qù wánwán ba 。): "While young, go play more."
• 趁天气好，我要去野餐。 (chèn tiānqì hǎo，wǒ yào qù yěcān 。): "While the weather is good, I'm going to have a picnic."
• 趁老板不在，我们抽一会儿烟吧。 (chèn lǎobǎn bù zài，wǒmen chōu yīhùi ér yān ba 。): "Let's smoke for a while while the boss is away."
• 趁孩子睡着的时候，我洗了很多衣服。 (chèn háizǐ shùizháo de shíhòu，wǒ xǐ le hěn duō yīfú 。): "While the child was asleep, I washed a lot of clothes."
• 小偷一定是趁我不注意的时候，把我的手机偷走的。 (xiǎotōu yīdìng shì chèn wǒ bùzhùyì de shíhòu ，bǎ wǒ de shǒujī tōuzǒu de 。): "The thief must have stolen my phone while I was not paying attention."

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