钻空子 / 鑽空子
zuān kòng zi
Meaning
- to take advantage of a loophole · to exploit an advantage · to seize the opportunity (especially to do something bad)
Example sentences
我们不能让对方钻空子。
我們不能讓對方鑽空子。
wǒ men bù néng ràng duì fāng zuān kòng zi。
We cannot allow the other side to take advantage of any loopholes.
他睡着的时候，一个高个子的男人钻空子偷走了他的手机。
他睡着的時候，一個高個子的男人鑽空子偷走了他的手機。
tā shuì zháo de shí hòu， yí gè gāo gè zi de nán rén zuān kòng zi tōu zǒu le tā de shǒu jī。
While he was asleep, a tall man took advantage of the situation and stole his phone.