投机取巧
(投機取巧)to gain advantage by any means, fair or foul; to be opportunistic; to be full of tricks
Example Sentences
想要发财致富必须依靠诚实劳动和合法经营，切不可走投机取巧的歪门邪道。
xiǎng yào fā cái zhì fù bì xū yī kào chéng shí láo dòng hé hé fǎ jīng yíng, qiè bù kě zǒu tóu jī qǔ qiǎo de wāi mén xié dào.
If you want to get rich, you must rely on honest work and legal business operations, and you must not resort to opportunistic and evil ways.
在这场关乎公司未来三年战略方向的内部辩论会上，他缺乏独立判断主见，只是盲目跟在技术副总身后投机取巧地敲边鼓附和。
zài zhè chǎng guān hū gōng sī wèi lái sān nián zhàn lüè fāng xiàng de nèi bù biàn lùn huì shàng, tā quē fá dú lì pàn duàn zhǔ jiàn, zhǐ shì máng mù gēn zài jì shù fù zǒng shēn hòu tóu jī qǔ qiǎo dì qiāo biān gǔ fù hè.
In this internal debate about the company's strategic direction for the next three years, he lacked independent judgment and opinion. He just blindly followed the vice president of technology and opportunistically agreed.
世界上从来没有不劳而获的捷径，那些总想着投机取巧的人往往才是自作聪明的大傻瓜。
shì jiè shàng cóng lái méi yǒu bù láo ér huò de jié jìng, nà xiē zǒng xiǎng zhe tóu jī qǔ qiǎo de rén wǎng wǎng cái shì zì zuò cōng míng de dà shǎ guā.
There is no shortcut for getting something for nothing in the world, and those who always think about taking advantage of opportunities are often the smartest fools.
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