趁 (while / taking advantage of)
"While you have the chance"
- old variant of 趁趁 + (opportunity) = "while / taking advantage of".
- 趁热variant of 吃吃 = "eat it while it's hot"; 趁现在 = "while you can".
- old variant of 趁趁 seizes a good moment before it passes.
old variant of 趁趁 + Situation,…
- old variant of 趁趁 opens with the window of opportunity.
while趁hot热eat吃吧。
- 趁热variant of 吃吃(suggestion)吧 = "eat it while it's hot."
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趁 seizes a favourable window: while it's hot, while you're young.
Practice
Eat it while it's hot: ____ 热吃吧。
趁 + Situation = while / taking advantage of: 趁热吃吧.
Practice
趁 opens with the window of opportunity.
Yes — 趁 + situation, then the action to take.
Recap
Key idea
- old variant of 趁趁 + Situation,… — "while / taking advantage of …"
- 趁热variant of 吃吃 · 趁现在 · old variant of 趁趁young年轻
- Seizes a good moment before it passes
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Prepositions.
Practice
趁现在 means…
趁 seizes a window: 趁热, 趁现在, 趁年轻.