ฉวยโอกาส
chŭuai oh-gàat
Meanings
1NounB2
[to] seize/take advantage (often unfairly)
to quickly take an opportunity, often in a selfish or exploitative way; to take advantage of a situation
Examples
พ่อค้าpô káaพ่อค้าpô káamale merchant; trader; shopkeeper; vendorบางคนbaang konบางคนbaang konsome people; some personsฉวยโอกาสchŭuai oh-gàatฉวยโอกาสchŭuai oh-gàat1[to] seize/take advantage (often unfairly)2opportunisticขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/betterราคาสินค้าraa-kaa sĭn-káaราคาสินค้าraa-kaa sĭn-káaproduct priceตอนที่dton têeตอนที่dton têe1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofขาดตลาดkàat dtà-làatขาดตลาดkàat dtà-làatout of stock; scarce on the market
Some merchants took the opportunity to raise prices when goods were in short supply.
2NounB2
opportunistic
inclined to take advantage of situations without regard for fairness or ethics
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleฉวยโอกาสchŭuai oh-gàatฉวยโอกาสchŭuai oh-gàat1[to] seize/take advantage (often unfairly)2opportunisticอย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ไว้ใจwái jaiไว้ใจwái jai[to] trust; rely onเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมากนักmâak nákมากนักmâak nák1very; very much2too much; excessively
He's an opportunist; don't trust him too much.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ฉกฉวยchòk chŭuaiฉกฉวยchòk chŭuai1[to] snatch; grab (opportunistically)2[to] capitalize on; exploit (an opportunity)
- [to] snatch; grab (opportunistically)
- [to] capitalize on; exploit (an opportunity)
ถือโอกาสtĕu oh-gàatถือโอกาสtĕu oh-gàat1[to] take the opportunity (to do sth)2[to] take advantage of [sth]/[sb]
- [to] take the opportunity (to do sth)
- [to] take advantage of [sth]/[sb]
เล่นทีlên teeเล่นทีlên tee[to] take a sly shot at [sb]; catch [sb] off guard
[to] take a sly shot at [sb]; catch [sb] off guard
ตักตวงdtàk dtuuangตักตวงdtàk dtuuang1[to] exploit; [to] reap benefits2[to] scoop and measure; [to] take as much as possible
- [to] exploit; [to] reap benefits
- [to] scoop and measure; [to] take as much as possible
Word Breakdown
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ฉวยโอกาสchŭuai oh-gàatฉวยโอกาสchŭuai oh-gàat[to] seize/take advantage (often unfairly)