汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 投机取巧
tóu jī qǔ qiǎo
投机取巧 (投機取巧)
to seize every opportunity / to be full of tricks
Refers to the use of improper means for personal gain / It also refers to taking advantage of cleverness
弄虚作假 作假 耍滑 玩花样
正人君子
耍小聪明，利用时机谋取私利。
投 tóu 机 (機) jī 取 qǔ 巧 qiǎo
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

生活需要艺术，但不能投机取巧；

The life needs art, but can't speculative;

萨姆真让我感觉有些投机取巧。

Sam strikes me as being somewhat opportunistic.

他们不会做投机取巧的事。

They never do things by irregular ways.

这样才不会让投机取巧者有隙可乘。

So as not to allow opportunist fruitful source.

不过如果我能够投机取巧的话，下次面试的时候我会聘请一位营销专家！

But if I could get away with it, I would hire a marketing specialist for my next job interview!

在你的命盘中，火星对冲木星显示出铺张浪费的倾向及因投机取巧而导致的失败。

Mars is opposing Jupiter in your chart showing extravagant tendencies and often loses through speculation.

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