Definition
时机 (shí jī) emphasizes the 'timing' aspect — it means the right moment to do something, often a window of opportunity. It differs from the general 机会 (jī huì, any chance) and the more formal 机遇 (jī yù, favorable circumstance), and is less dramatic than 契机 (qì jī, a critical turning point).
noun
opportune momentgood timingopportunity
Easily confused
- 世纪shì jìsound-alikecentury
- 实际shí jìsound-alike(noun) reality; practice (as opposed to theory)
- 事迹shì jìsound-alikedeeds, achievements (especially of an exemplary person)
Examples
- 时机，。Nǐ yào bǎwò zhù zhège shí jī, bié cuòguò le.You must seize this opportunity and not miss it.
- ，时机。Tā děngdài le duō nián, zhōngyú děng dào le yí gè hǎo shí jī.He waited for years and finally got a good opportunity.
- 时机。Xiànzài bú shì tǎolùn zhège wèntí de shí jī.Now is not the right time to discuss this issue.
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