机会 jīhuì chance
chance; opportunity
How to remember 机会: 机 machine + 会 can = chance.
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How it is used
- An opening or shot at something - 一个好机会 (yí gè hǎo jīhuì) a good opportunity; 有机会 (yǒu jīhuì) get the chance to.
- Measure word is 个 (gè). Common verbs: 抓住机会 (zhuāzhù jīhuì) seize the chance, 错过机会 (cuòguò jīhuì) miss the opportunity.
- Note the tone/reading: 会 is huì here, not the huǐ or the 'meeting' sense - 机会 is a fixed compound meaning chance, not 'machine meeting'.
Example sentences
- 机会来了。 Jīhuì lái le.A good opportunity presented itself.
- 没人给我们机会。 Méirén gěi wǒmen jīhuì.Nobody gave us a chance.
- 他获得了一个机会。 Tā huòdéle yī gè jīhuì.He's obtained an opportunity.