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钻空子

zuānkòngzi

Traditional: 鑽空子

to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)

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Meaning of 钻空子 in English

zuānkòngziHSK 7–9Syllabus #10974
  1. to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)

Characters

钻 on its own →
zuān · to drill

HSK words with 钻

钻HSK 6钻研HSK 7–9钻石HSK 7–9
空 on its own →
kōng · empty

HSK words with 空

空调HSK 3空HSK 4空气HSK 4空间HSK 5空中HSK 5天空HSK 5航空HSK 6空地HSK 6空闲HSK 6太空HSK 6
子 on its own →
zi · noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"

HSK words with 子

包子HSK 1杯子HSK 1儿子HSK 1孩子HSK 1饺子HSK 1椅子HSK 1桌子HSK 1本子HSK 2个子HSK 2裤子HSK 2

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences