乘人不备 — “To catch someone off guard”
乘人不备 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to catch someone off guard”. To take advantage of someone when they are unprepared. Literally, “Take advantage of others' unpreparedness”.
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乘人不备 Pronunciation and Pinyin
乘人不备 Character Breakdown
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小偷往往喜欢乘人不备，进行盗窃。
Thieves often like to take advantage of people being off guard to commit theft.
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Synonyms of 乘人不备
More idioms starting with 乘
- chéng乘yún云xíng行ní泥vast disparity in status
- chéng乘rén人zhī之wēi危take advantage of someone's vulnerability
- chéng乘rén人zhī之è厄take advantage of someone's misfortune
- chéng乘wěi伪xíng行zhà诈practice deception and fraud
- chéng乘xìng兴ér而lái来come on a whim
- chéng乘xìng兴ér而lái来，，bài败xìng兴ér而guī归come with joy, leave with sorrow
- chéng乘xìng兴ér而lái来，，bài败xìng兴ér而fǎn返come with enthusiasm, return disappointed
- chéng乘qí其bù不yì意catch someone off guard
- chéng乘lì利xí席shèng胜capitalize on a winning situation
- chéng乘shì势shǐ使qì气leverage power to show temper
- chéng乘jiān坚cè策féi肥live extravagantly with sturdy carriages and fat horses
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Open the tool →Questions about 乘人不备
What does 乘人不备 mean?
乘人不备 (chéng rén bù bèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to catch someone off guard”.
How do you pronounce 乘人不备?
乘人不备 is pronounced chéng rén bù bèi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 乘人不备 literally mean?
Literally, 乘人不备 means “Take advantage of others' unpreparedness”. It is used to mean “to catch someone off guard”.
What is the Chinese definition of 乘人不备?
乘：趁着。趁着别人没有防备干某事