钻空子 in English zuan1 kong4 zi5 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to drill a hole
  • to take advantage of a loophole
  • to exploit an advantage
  • to seize the opportunity (particularly to do sth bad)

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Pinyin

zuan1 kong4 zi5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

zuan1variant of 鑽|钻[zuan4] kong1empty zi5son