conveniently; without extra trouble

to seize an opportunity

as soon as possible

to take advantage of a favorable situation

(slang) to go to a flea market; to visit a street market; (phrasal verb) to join the fun

to join in the fun; while one is in high spirits

going somewhere popular nowadays (spoken)

variant of 稱心|称心[chen4 xin1]

variant of 稱錢|称钱[chen4 qian2]

to take the opportunity

see 趁熱打鐵|趁热打铁[chen4 re4 da3 tie3]

while; avail oneself of;taking advantage of

to exploit an opportunity [colloquial]

while it's still hot

variant of 稱願|称愿[chen4 yuan4]

(lit.) to loot a burning house (idiom)

to do things together out of convenience; to do something whilst the timing is good; to act quickly while the opportunity is still available; to strike while the iron is hot

literally: 'to take advantage of the opportunity when the ground is soft enough to dig', an expression to curse someone to tell them to go and dig their own grave whilst the ground is still soft (i.e. they should take the chance now and go quickly to die), somewhat similar to the expression 'go to hell'; a more recent alternative interpretation to this phrase (used in a vulgar manner) is to tell someone to pack their bags and go whilst they have the chance

to die soon; to go to hell; literally 'while the soil is soft', implying that one should die now since it is easier for other to bury the corpse (only used as an insult)

to exploit an opportunity [colloquial]

erhua variant of 趁早[chen4 zao3]