伺 cì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 司 to take charge of, to control, to manage
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
伺机
sìjī
to wait for an opportunity
Characters in this word
机 jī
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 竞争对手一直伺机进入我们的核心市场，因此价格策略不能轻易暴露。 Jìngzhēng duìshǒu yìzhí sìjī jìnrù wǒmen de héxīn shìchǎng, yīncǐ jiàgé cèlüè bù néng qīngyì bàolù. Competitors have been waiting for a chance to enter our core market, so our pricing strategy must not be exposed lightly.
- 猫一动不动地躲在草丛里，伺机扑向那只蝴蝶。 Māo yí dòng bú dòng de duǒ zài cǎocóng lǐ, sìjī pū xiàng nà zhī húdié. The cat lay perfectly still hidden in the grass, waiting for its chance to pounce on the butterfly.
- 这家公司正伺机收购一家小型同行企业。 Zhè jiā gōngsī zhèng sìjī shōugòu yì jiā xiǎoxíng tóngháng qǐyè. This company is waiting for the right moment to acquire a small firm in the same industry.