趁 chèn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 走 — to walk, to run, to flee
- Made of
- 走 to walk, to run, to flee 㐱 bushy, black hair
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
趁早
chènzǎo
as early as possible; before it is too late
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Example phrases
- 如果合同条款存在漏洞，最好趁早修改，免得日后陷入纠纷。 Rúguǒ hétong tiáokuǎn cúnzài lòudòng, zuì hǎo chènzǎo xiūgǎi, miǎn de rìhòu xiànrù jiūfēn. If there are loopholes in the contract terms, it is best to amend them early to avoid disputes later.
- 你要是想学游泳，最好趁早开始。 Nǐ yàoshi xiǎng xué yóuyǒng, zuì hǎo chènzǎo kāishǐ. If you want to learn to swim, you'd better start early.
- 天快亮了，我们趁早出发，免得路上堵车。 Tiān kuài liàng le, wǒmen chènzǎo chūfā, miǎn de lùshang dǔchē. It's almost dawn; let's set out early to avoid traffic jams on the road.
Related words
- 趁 chèn to take advantage of
- 趁机 chènjī to seize the opportunity; taking advantage of the chance
- 早 zǎo early; good morning
- 早饭 zǎofàn breakfast
- 早上 zǎoshang morning
- 早餐 zǎocān breakfast
- 早晨 zǎochén morning
- 早就 zǎojiù long ago already
- 早已 zǎoyǐ long ago already
- 早期 zǎoqī early period
- 迟早 chízǎo sooner or later
- 及早 jízǎo as early as possible; at an early date