ฉวยโอกาส(chŭuai oh-gàat)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[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/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearราคาสินค้าraa-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.
2AdjectiveB2

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 offไปไว้bpai wáiไปไว้bpai wái[to] put [sth] somewhere; [to] place [sth]ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; 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

Word Breakdown

ฉวยchŭaiฉวยchŭai1[to] grab; snatch2[to] seize (an opportunity)Part 1
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โอกาสoh-gàatโอกาสoh-gàat1chance; opportunity2occasion3likelihood; probabilityPart 2
ฉวยโอกาสchŭuai oh-gàatฉวยโอกาสchŭuai oh-gàat[to] seize/take advantage (often unfairly)