机遇

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 这是一次难得的发展机遇。▶ —
   This is a rare opportunity for development.
2. 机遇总是留给有准备的人。▶ —
   Opportunity always favors the prepared.

Collocations

Mnemonic

机 jī "opportunity, chance" + 遇 yù "to meet, encounter": an opportunity one encounters, i.e. a (good) opportunity, a lucky chance. Korean renders it as "opportunity, chance". It stresses a great opportunity that one "comes upon" at the right time, not made by effort alone (抓住机遇 to seize the opportunity, 机遇与挑战 opportunities and challenges). More than the general 机会, it carries a sense of chance and rarity. 遇 means "to meet" (遇见, 相遇); 机 is the 机 of 时机 and 机会.

Related

Quick check

1. What is the nuance of 机遇 versus general 机会?

   • a rare opportunity one encounters by chance
   • a common daily chance
   • something already past
   • a planned schedule