Chinese Traditional: 投機
Chinese Simplified: 投机
Pinyin: tou2 ji1
Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ
English Meaning: 1. to be opportunistic, to gamble 2. congenial

Example Sentences:

酒逢知己千杯少,話不投機半句多。
酒逢知己千杯少,话不投机半句多。
jiu3 feng2 zhi1 ji3 qian1 bei1 shao3, hua4 bu4 tou2 ji1 ban4 ju4 duo1.
A thousand cups of wine are too few when drinking with close friends. It is a waste of breath to talk to whom one can't see eye to eye.
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Related Words:

 

tóu

1. to throw 2. to cast, to vote (political party), to project 3. to send 4. to throw oneself into 5. to seek refuge, to place oneself into the hands of 6. to fit in with

Here: to throw oneself into

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1. machine, engine 2. opportunity 3. aircraft, airplane 4. organic 5. pivot, crucial point 6. alert, flexible, quick-witted 7. intention

Here: opportunity

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