可乘之机 kěchéngzhījī an opportunity that someone
(idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
How to remember 可乘之机: 可 may + 乘 ride + 之 of + 机 machine = an opportunity that someone.
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How it is used
- An idiom: 'an opening/opportunity an adversary can exploit' - 给敌人可乘之机 (gěi dírén kěchéngzhījī) to give the enemy an exploitable opening, 不给对手可乘之机.
- The 乘 (to seize/take advantage of) marks it as a vulnerability others might pounce on; usually something to be avoided giving away.