Kilo Lingo

(jī huì) - opportunity, chance, occasion in Mandarin

huì

Traditional: 機會

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Translation

opportunity, chance, occasion

Word origin

机会 means 'opportunity, chance': 机 (jī, 'machine, occasion', simplified from 機, with 木 the wood radical) plus 会 (huì, 'meeting, occasion'), conveying a moment when circumstances meet.

Origin
compound
Root
机 (jī, occasion/machine) + 会 (huì, meeting)

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Examples

This is a good opportunity.

Don't miss this chance.

He seized the opportunity.

Please give me a chance.

This is a rare opportunity.

机会 (jī huì) - opportunity, chance, occasion.

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This word is part of lesson 8.