串通一气 (chuàn tōng) — to collude, to conspire (secretly and for dishonest purposes)
Definition
Negative idiom meaning multiple parties secretly coordinate for dishonest ends (fraud, price-fixing, wrongdoing). Stronger and more formal than the plain verb 串通.
idiom
to colludeto conspire (secretly and for dishonest purposes)
Examples
- 串通一气，。Tā men liǎng gè rén jīng cháng chuàn tōng, zuò yì xiē jiàn bu de rén de shì.Those two often collude to do some shady things.
- 串通一气，。Jǐng chá huái yí zhè jiā gōng sī yǔ qí tā qǐ yè chuàn tōng, tái gāo jià gé.The police suspect this company colludes with other enterprises to raise prices.
- ，串通一气。Zài shāng yè jìng zhēng zhōng, chuàn tōng de xíng wéi shì wéi fǎ de.In business competition, collusive behavior is illegal.
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