借势 (借勢) jièshì

1. jièshì verb to borrow another's authority
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: To make use of another's position of power or reputation (CC-CEDICT '借勢'; Guoyu '借勢' 1; Mathews 1931 '借勢', p. 103)
2. jièshì verb to take the initiative; to seize an opportunity
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '借勢'; Guoyu '借勢' 2)

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• Life and Morality 生活與道德 Humanistic Buddhism Series 3 - Buddhism and Life 《人間佛教系列3－佛教與生活》 — count: 1
• Scroll 1: Ideas for Overcoming Difficulties - A Life of Poverty and Defeat 卷一 思想津梁 窮敗之命 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 4 - How to Overcome Difficulties 《星雲法語4－如何度難關》 — count: 1
• Scroll 4: Different from the Crowd - Misfortune from Accumulation of Evil 卷四　與眾不同 積壞之患 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 1 - Conditions for Success 《人間萬事1－成就的條件》 — count: 1
• A Buddhist View of Wealth 佛教的財富觀 Humanistic Buddhism Series 2 - Life and Society 《人間佛教系列2－人生與社會》 — count: 1
• Corruption 貪　污 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 10 - Management Trilogy 《迷悟之間(十)管理三部曲》 — count: 1
• Hsing Yun Diary 5 - People are Busy but their Minds are not Busy: A Lotus Grows from the Mud 星雲日記５～人忙心不忙 蓮花生長在污泥中(1990/5/1~5/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》 — count: 1

Collocations

• 借势苟得 (借勢苟得) 借勢苟得 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 10 - Management Trilogy 《迷悟之間(十)管理三部曲》, Corruption 貪　污 — count: 3