Definition & Meaning

exploit an advantage; avail oneself of loopholes (in a law, contract, etc.)

zuān kòng zi

钻 空 子

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NHSK 789－3 Intermediate Pre-Intermediate

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v.derogmetaexploit an advantage; avail oneself of loopholes (in a law, contract, etc.)
- bù ràng duì fāng zuān kòng zi
  不让对方钻空子
  leave no loopholes for the other side to exploit
- bèi bié rén zuān kòng zi le
  被别人钻空子了
  be taken advantage of
- huì zuān kòng zi
  会钻空子
  able to exploit loopholes
- yán fáng huài rén zuān kòng zi
  严防坏人钻空子
  take strict precautions against giving bad people an opening
- bù xiǎng nà shuì de rén zǒng shì qiān fāng bǎi jì de zuān kòng zi
  不想纳税的人总是千方百计地钻空子。
  People who don't want to pay tax will exploit any loophole.
- tā huì jiào wǒ men qí yú de rén zěn me zuān kòng zi
  他会教我们其余的人怎么钻空子。
  He could show the rest of us how to work the system.
- tā bù duàn de zuān kòng zi zhè shì tā dì yī cì dé shǒu
  他不断地钻空子，这是他第一次得手。
  He went on chipping away incessantly, and for the first time with some success.

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