契机

• Pinyin: qì jī
• Desglose de hanzi: 契 = 丰 + 刀 + 大 (engrave a contract; bond/connect); 机 = 木 (wood) + 几 (small frame) — originally a trigger mechanism, hence opportunity

Significado

Oportunidad decisiva; coyuntura clave.

More literary and formal than 机会. Implies a critical juncture that enables significant change. Common collocations: 创造契机 (create opportunities), 把握契机 (seize the turning point), 历史契机 (historical turning point). Used in business strategy, politics, and diplomacy.

Ejemplos

1. 这次国际博览会为本地中小企业提供了拓展海外市场、建立国际合作关系的宝贵契机。
2. 两国领导人的首次会晤成为推动双边关系实现历史性突破的重要外交契机，意义深远。
3. 企业应善于在每一次市场危机中发现并抓住推动自身转型升级的战略契机，化危为机。

Guía de uso

Contexto: business, politics, diplomacy, strategy

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 这场技术革命为传统制造业的智能化转型提供了千载难逢的历史契机，必须果断把握。(This technological revolution offers the manufacturing industry a once-in-a-millennium historical opportunity for intelligent transformation — it must be seized decisively.)
• 外部市场压力反而成为该公司彻底重构业务模式、重获核心竞争优势的重要战略契机。(External market pressure became the very turning point that drove the company to completely restructure its business model and reclaim its competitive edge.)

Incorrecto

• 我找到了吃饭的契机 — 契机 implies significant turning points; use 机会/时机 for ordinary everyday opportunities

Origen e historia

契 (agreement/connection/bond) + 机 (opportunity/mechanism/moment) — a pivotal connecting moment that unlocks possibility

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal