先机 先機
先机 先機 xiān jī ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧ sin1 gei1
- critical opportunity
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先
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 优先 優先 yōu xiān ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢ jau1 sin1 to have priority; to take precedence
- 先例 xiān lì ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ sin1 lai6 precedent
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 后天)
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- 先后 先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 先进 先進 xiān jìn ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ sin1 zeon3 sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)
- 先锋 先鋒 xiān fēng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ sin1 fung1 vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
- 先驱 先驅 xiān qū ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄩ sin1 keoi1 to pioneer
- 原先 yuán xiān ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ jyun4 sin1 originally
- 率先 shuài xiān ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢ seot1 sin1 to take the lead
- 祖先 zǔ xiān ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zou2 sin1 ancestors; forebears
- 预先 預先 yù xiān ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢ jyu6 sin1 beforehand; in advance
- 领先 領先 lǐng xiān ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ling5 sin1 to lead
- 首先 shǒu xiān ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
- 争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 占先 佔先 zhàn xiān ㄓㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢ zim3 sin1 to take precedence
- 尽先 儘先 jǐn xiān ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zeon2 sin1 in the first instance
- 先主 xiān zhǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˇ sin1 zyu2 former ruler; founding ruler
机 機
- 伺机 伺機 sì jī ㄙˋ ㄐㄧ zi6 gei1 to wait for an opportunity
- 动机 動機 dòng jī ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧ dung6 gei1 motive; motivation
- 危机 危機 wēi jī ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧ ngai4 gei1 crisis
- 司机 司機 sī jī ㄙ ㄐㄧ si1 gei1 chauffeur; driver
- 契机 契機 qì jī ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧ kai3 gei1 opportunity; turning point
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- 客机 客機 kè jī ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧ haak3 gei1 passenger plane
- 战机 戰機 zhàn jī ㄓㄢˋ ㄐㄧ zin3 gei1 opportunity in a battle
- 手机 手機 shǒu jī ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧ sau2 gei1 cell phone; mobile phone
- 投机 投機 tóu jī ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ tau4 gei1 congenial; agreeable
- 时机 時機 shí jī ㄕˊ ㄐㄧ si4 gei1 opportunity; opportune moment
- 有机 有機 yǒu jī ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧ jau5 gei1 organic
- 机制 機制 jī zhì ㄐㄧ ㄓˋ gei1 zai3 mechanism
- 机动 機動 jī dòng ㄐㄧ ㄉㄨㄥˋ gei1 dung6 locomotive
- 机器 機器 jī qì ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧˋ gei1 hei3 machine
- 机场 機場 jī chǎng ㄐㄧ ㄔㄤˇ gei1 coeng4 airport; airfield
- 机密 機密 jī mì ㄐㄧ ㄇㄧˋ gei1 mat6 secret; classified
- 机智 機智 jī zhì ㄐㄧ ㄓˋ gei1 zi3 quick-witted
- 机会 機會 jī huì ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄟˋ gei1 wui6 opportunity
- 机械 機械 jī xiè ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧㄝˋ gei1 haai6 machine
- 机构 機構 jī gòu ㄐㄧ ㄍㄡˋ gei1 kau3 mechanism
Idioms with these characters
- 笨鸟先飞 笨鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄟ ban6 niu5 sin1 fei1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
- 敢为人先 敢為人先 gǎn wéi rén xiān ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ gam2 wai4 jan4 sin1 to dare to be first
- 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄥ zit3 zuk1 sin1 dang1 the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
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- 溘先朝露 kè xiān zhāo lù ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ hap6 sin1 ziu1 lou6 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 身先朝露 shēn xiān zhāo lù ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ san1 sin1 ziu1 lou6 body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 未卜先知 wèi bǔ xiān zhī ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓ mei6 buk1 sin1 zi1 (idiom) to foresee the future (without divination); to know beforehand through uncanny insight
- 闻风先遁 聞風先遁 wén fēng xiān dùn ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄣˋ man4 fung1 sin1 deon6 to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
- 先睹为快 先睹為快 xiān dǔ wéi kuài ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ sin1 dou2 wai4 faai3 (idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)
- 先发制人 先發制人 xiān fā zhì rén ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4 (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
- 先来后到 先來後到 xiān lái hòu dào ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ sin1 loi4 hau6 dou3 (idiom) in order of arrival; first come, first served
- 当机立断 當機立斷 dāng jī lì duàn ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6 to make prompt decisions (idiom)
- 费尽心机 費盡心機 fèi jìn xīn jī ㄈㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧ fai3 zeon6 sam1 gei1 to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom)
- 话不投机 話不投機 huà bù tóu jī ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 (idiom) not on the same wavelength; unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye
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- 见机行事 見機行事 jiàn jī xíng shì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ gin3 gei1 hang4 si6 see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances
- 机不可失 機不可失 jī bù kě shī ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕ gei1 bat1 ho2 sat1 No time to lose! (idiom)
- 可乘之机 可乘之機 kě chéng zhī jī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧ ho2 sing4 zi1 gei1 (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
- 灵机一动 靈機一動 líng jī yī dòng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ling4 gei1 jat1 dung6 a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration
- 漏泄天机 漏洩天機 lòu xiè tiān jī ㄌㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧ lau6 sit3 tin1 gei1 to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret
- 面授机宜 面授機宜 miàn shòu jī yí ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄐㄧ ㄧˊ min6 sau6 gei1 ji4 (idiom) to brief sb in person on the line of action to pursue; to advise face-to-face on how to deal with the present situation
- 生机勃勃 生機勃勃 shēng jī bó bó ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄛˊ ㄅㄛˊ sang1 gei1 but6 but6 (idiom) vibrant; full of vitality
Example sentences
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每 件 事情 都 有 好 的 一面 , 所以 不用 计算 計算 好处 好處 , 相反 的 要 追求 挫折 , 才 得到 转机 轉機 , 洞 烛 燭 先机 先機 .
There's an upside to everything so it's unnecessary to focus on the good; on the contrary, we should instead be pushing for reversals because it's only through setbacks that we improve and see decisive opportunities clearly.
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