同流合污 (tóng liú hé wū) — to associate with evil people and do bad things; to stoop to the level of one's corrupt associates
Definition
A chengyu meaning to go along with corrupt people and share in their wrongdoing — losing one's own moral standards by association. Always negative, describing a deliberate (not forced) compromise.
idiom
to associate with evil people and do bad thingsto stoop to the level of one's corrupt associates
Examples
- ，同流合污。Tā wèi le míng lì, jìng rán hé nà xiē tān guān tóng liú hé wū.For fame and profit, he actually associates with those corrupt officials.
- ，同流合污。Zuò wéi zhī shi fèn zǐ, jué bù néng yǔ shè huì bù liáng fēng qì tóng liú hé wū.As intellectuals, we must never wallow in the mire with society's bad trends.
- ，同流合污。Tā jiān shǒu yuán zé, jù jué yǔ nà xiē xiǎo rén tóng liú hé wū.He sticks to his principles and refuses to associate with those despicable people.
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