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契机

qìjī

opportunity; turning point

A person steps through a glowing doorway; a sprout nearby
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Characters in this word

契 qì

Strokes
9
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 契

机 jī

Strokes
6
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 几 small table
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 机

Example phrases

  • 这场危机反而成为企业重建供应链的契机。 Zhè chǎng wēijī fǎn'ér chéngwéi qǐyè chóngjiàn gōngyìngliàn de qìjī. This crisis instead became an opportunity for the company to rebuild its supply chain.
  • 搬家是我们重新养成好习惯的契机。 Bānjiā shì wǒmen chóngxīn yǎngchéng hǎo xíguàn de qìjī. Moving house became our opportunity to start new good habits.
  • 一次小小的失败,往往包含着转变的契机。 Yī cì xiǎoxiǎo de shībài, wǎngwǎng bāohán zhe zhuǎnbiàn de qìjī. A small failure often contains the seed of a turning point.

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