投机取巧 meaning in Chinese
do things by [in] irregular ways; be opportunistic; choose the easy (not the orthodox) way; gain sth. by trickery; resort to dubious shifts to further one's interests; seize every chance to gain advantage by trickery; slick opportunism; take advantage of the moment
Examples
- He is too fond of making cheap scores .
他总喜欢投机取巧（压倒别人）。 - This led to corner cutting and-with surprising frequency-falsification of data .
其结果导致投机取巧了，伪造数据资料，其频繁程度使人吃惊。 - Don ' t go the short - cut , always tell the truth
不要投机取巧，要永远说真话。 - He is too fond of making cheap scores
他总喜欢投机取巧（压倒别人） 。