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错过时机

错过时机 — “To miss an opportunity”

错过时机 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to miss an opportunity”. To let an opportune moment slip by. Literally, “miss the timing; miss the opportunity”.

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错过时机 Pronunciation and Pinyin

错过时机 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
错
cuò13wrong, miss, or interlace
过
guò7pass, cross, or go over
时
shí7time, moment, or hour
机
jī6machine, opportunity, airplane

Example Sentence with 错过时机

他因为犹豫不决,错过了投资的最佳时机
Because of his indecisiveness, he missed the best investment opportunity.

Idioms Related to 错过时机

Antonyms of 错过时机

  • bù不shī失shí时jī机seize the opportune moment

More idioms starting with 错

  • cuò错cǎi彩lòu镂jīn金ornate and florid literary style
  • cuò错zōng综biàn变huà化intricate and ever-changing
  • cuò错zōng综fù复zá杂intricate and complicated
  • cuò错jié节pán盘gēn根complex and difficult situation
  • cuò错luò落bù不qí齐scattered and uneven
  • cuò错luò落cēn参cī差irregularly scattered and uneven
  • cuò错luò落yǒu有zhì致irregularly but harmoniously arranged
  • cuò错luò落gāo高xià下scattered high and low
  • cuò错rèn认yán颜biāo标mistake one person for another

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Questions about 错过时机

What does 错过时机 mean?

错过时机 (cuò guò shí jī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to miss an opportunity”.

How do you pronounce 错过时机?

错过时机 is pronounced cuò guò shí jī in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 错过时机 literally mean?

Literally, 错过时机 means “miss the timing; miss the opportunity”. It is used to mean “to miss an opportunity”.

What is the Chinese definition of 错过时机?

丧失机会

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