HSK 7–9 grammar · preposition
趁
趁 — while (taking the chance)
Pattern
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( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
趁 marks a window of opportunity the speaker means to use before it closes: "while it's still…". It differs from a plain time phrase in implying the chance is limited and should be seized.
Examples
趁热吃吧。
Chèn rè chī ba.
Eat it while it's hot.
趁着年轻，多出去走走。
Chènzhe niánqīng, duō chūqù zǒuzou.
While you're young, get out and see the world.
See it in a story
In the app, 趁 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.