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机遇

jī yù · ji yu

Traditional 機遇

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. opportunity
  2. favorable circumstance
  3. stroke of luck
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A job in Shanghai

  1. Liangliang

    公司(gōngsī)让(ràng)我(wǒ)去(qù)上海(shànghǎi)工作(gōngzuò)一年(yīnián)。

    My company wants me to work in Shanghai for a year.

  2. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，这(zhè)是(shì)个(gè)很(hěn)好(hǎo)的(de)机遇(jīyù)！

    Wow, that is a great opportunity!

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)不想(bùxiǎng)离开(líkāi)北京(běijīng)。

    But I don't want to leave Beijing.

  4. Dengdeng

    机遇(jīyù)可(kě)不会(bùhuì)一直(yīzhí)等(děng)你(nǐ)。

    An opportunity won't wait for you forever.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)先(xiān)问问(wènwèn)，上海(shànghǎi)有没有(yǒuméiyǒu)好吃的(hǎochīde)。

    Then let me first ask if Shanghai has good food.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)次(cì)实(shí)习(xí)给(gěi)我(wǒ)带(dài)来(lái)了(le)很(hěn)好(hǎo)的(de)机(jī)遇(yù)。

This internship brought me a great opportunity.

02

他(tā)抓(zhuā)住(zhù)了(le)那(nà)个(ge)难(nán)得(dé)的(de)机(jī)遇(yù)，成(chéng)功(gōng)创(chuàng)业(yè)。

He seized that rare opportunity and successfully started a business.

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