LEARN + CHINESE / 298 of 300 HSK 7–9

Take the Opportunity 趁

趁天气好去爬山 (“make the most of the good weather and go hiking”). 趁 introduces an opportunity before it passes; 基于 names the basis for a decision, and 依 introduces a source or standard someone follows.

他们趁炸弹还没爆炸，就把它拆除了。

tāmen chèn zhàdàn hái méi bàozhà, jiù bǎ tā chāichú le.

They removed the bomb before it exploded.

我们的结论基于之前对这个问题的研究。

wǒmen de jiélùn jīyú zhīqián duì zhège wèntí de yánjiū。

Our conclusion is based on previous studies of the problem.

依我看来，你错了。

yī wǒ kànlai， nǐ cuò le。

In my opinion, you are wrong.

Vocabulary

Chinese	English
chèn	take advantage of (time/opportunity)
jīyú	based on; because of
yī	to rely on; according to
zhīqián	before; prior to
tāmen	they (male/mixed)
wǒmen	we; us
chāichú	to tear down; demolish
zhàdàn	bomb
bàozhà	to explode; blast
kànlái	it seems; apparently
yánjiū	to study; research
jiélùn	conclusion
wèntí	question; problem
chúle	besides; except
ànzhào	according to
gēnjù	according to; basis
zuòwéi	as; to regard as
píng	rely on; based on
yīzhào	according to; in light of
jù	according to; based on

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