"chancing" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 冒险 (动词)
• 碰运气

Definition

指冒着风险去做某事，希望能获得好结果，通常不知道会发生什么。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于非正式或文学语境。常见于搭配如“chancing it”、“chancing your luck”。比“taking a chance”用得少。可正可负，表达冒险或碰碰运气。

Examples

He is chancing his money on that horse.

他在那匹马身上**冒险**押钱。

Are you really chancing it without an umbrella?

你真的**冒险**不带伞吗？

She was chancing a meeting with her old friend.

她在**碰碰运气**见到老朋友。

You’re just chancing your luck if you drive in this weather.

你在这种天气开车就是在**碰运气**。

He ended up getting the job by chancing a conversation with the manager.

他通过**碰碰运气**和经理聊天，最终拿到了这份工作。

We were just chancing it when we decided to camp without checking the forecast.

我们决定露营却没查天气，这完全是在**冒险**。