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机会

jī huì · ji hui

Traditional 機會

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. opportunity
  2. chance
  3. occasion
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A chance in Shanghai

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)听说(tīngshuō)下周(xiàzhōu)有(yǒu)个(gè)机会(jīhuì)。

    I heard there is a chance next week.

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)机会(jīhuì)？

    What chance?

  3. Dengdeng

    公司(gōngsī)要(yào)找(zhǎo)人(rén)去(qù)上海(shànghǎi)工作(gōngzuò)。

    The company wants to send someone to work in Shanghai.

  4. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)个(gè)好(hǎo)机会(jīhuì)！你(nǐ)去(qù)吗(ma)？

    That is a good chance! Are you going?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)说(shuō)上海话(shànghǎihuà)。

    I want to, but I cannot speak the Shanghai dialect.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)就(jiù)有(yǒu)机会(jīhuì)学(xué)了(le)。

    Then you will have a chance to learn it.

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Usage

机会 is an opportunity or a chance to do something.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)很(hěn)后(hòu)悔(huǐ)当(dāng)时(shí)没(méi)有(yǒu)把(bǎ)握(wò)机(jī)会(huì)认(rèn)识(shi)她(tā)。

I regret missing the chance to meet her.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)次(cì)实(shí)习(xí)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)一(yí)个(ge)很(hěn)好(hǎo)的(de)学(xué)习(xí)机(jī)会(huì)。

This internship gave me a very good opportunity to learn.

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机
jī

(bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft

会
huì

can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to

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