见缝插针 jian feng cha zhen seize every opportunity

Explanation

比喻抓紧一切时间和机会。

It means to seize every opportunity and time.

Origin Story

从前，在一个小山村里，住着一户勤劳的农民家庭。他们家的院子虽小，但收拾得干干净净，井然有序。院子里种着几棵果树，菜地里种满了各种蔬菜。每逢农闲时节，男主人总是不闲着，他总是利用一切可以利用的时间和空间，学习新的农技知识。他经常利用晚上休息的时间，认真阅读农业技术书籍，认真学习农业知识。同时，他还喜欢利用早晚的时间到田间地头去观察，认真学习种植技术。他还经常参加一些农业知识培训班。有一次，他参加了一个农业科技培训班，学习了新的蔬菜种植技术。学成后，他立即将这些新技术应用到自家菜地里。经过一段时间的努力，他家的菜地里长出了许多美味的蔬菜，而且产量很高。这使得他们家获得了丰收。乡亲们都十分羡慕他，夸赞他是一个勤劳致富的人。

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Once upon a time, in a small mountain village, there lived a hardworking farmer family. Their yard was small, but it was clean and tidy. There were several fruit trees planted in the yard, and the vegetable garden was full of various vegetables. During the slack season, the male owner was always busy. He always made use of all the available time and space to learn new agricultural technology knowledge. He often used his evening rest time to carefully read agricultural technology books and study agricultural knowledge seriously. At the same time, he also liked to use the early morning and evening time to go to the fields to observe and seriously study planting techniques. He also often participated in agricultural knowledge training courses. Once, he attended an agricultural science and technology training course and learned new vegetable planting techniques. After graduation, he immediately applied these new technologies to his own vegetable garden. After a period of hard work, many delicious vegetables grew in his vegetable garden, and the yield was very high. This enabled his family to harvest a good harvest. The villagers were very envious of him and praised him for being a hardworking person who had become rich.

Usage

用于形容人善于抓住机会，充分利用时间和空间。

yongyu xingrong ren shanyu zhuazhu jihui, chongfen liyong shijian he kongjian.

It is used to describe people who are good at seizing opportunities and making full use of time and space.

Examples

• 他总是见缝插针地找机会表现自己。

  ta zongshi jianfeng chazhen di zhao jihui biaoxian ziji.

  He always seizes every opportunity to show himself.

• 为了完成任务，他见缝插针地利用一切时间。

  weilao wancheng renwu, ta jianfeng chazhen di liyong yiqie shijian

  In order to complete the task, he makes use of every spare moment.

Related Idioms

• 充分利用

• 随机应变

Opposite Idioms

• 坐失良机

• 错失良机