lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom); fig. to make the most of every opportunity
trad. 見縫就鑽
Also written 見縫就鑽【jiàn fèng jiù zuān】
Characters in this word
4见
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to see, to meet, to appear (to be sth), to interview, opinion, view
- Pinyin
- jiàn
- Traditional
- 見
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 278 of 2500
缝
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to sew, to stitch
- Pinyin
- féng
- Traditional
- 縫
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 9622 of 2500
就
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(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then, (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after, (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly, only; as little as, as much as; as many as, to approach; to move towards, to undertake; to engage in, (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of, (of food) to go with, with regard to; concerning, (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]), (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ..., (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- Pinyin
- jiù
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 14 of 2500
钻
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variant of 鑽|钻[zuan4]
- Pinyin
- zuàn
- Traditional
- 鑚
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 7136 of 2500