| 正巧 | zhèng qiǎo | just by chance / to happen to (just at the right time) / opportune |   |
| 便 |  biàn | plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards | |
| 相机 | xiàng jī | camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]) / at the opportune moment / as the circumstances allow | |
| 应运而生 | yìng yùn ér shēng | to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom) / to arise at an opportune time / able to take advantage of an opportunity / to rise to the occasion | |
| 不失时机 | bù shī shí jī | to seize the opportune moment / to lose no time | |
| 良缘 | liáng yuán | good karma / opportune connection with marriage partner | |
| 取巧 | qǔ qiǎo | quick fix / opportune short cut (around a difficulty) / cheap trick (to get what one wants) / to pull a fast one | |
| 秋后算账 | qiū hòu suàn zhàng | lit. to settle accounts after autumn (idiom) / fig. to settle scores at an opportune time | |
| 藏器待时 | cáng qì dài shí | to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom) / to lie low and await the opportune moment | |
| 相机而动 | xiàng jī ér dòng | to wait for the opportune moment before taking action (idiom) | |
| 正逢其时 | zhèng féng qí shí | to come at the right time / to be opportune | |
