攀 (pān) — to climb (by pulling oneself up); to claim connections (with someone of higher status); to implicate (someone in a crime)
Definition
攀 (pān) is a literary verb covering two main senses: 'to climb/scale' (more formal than 上) and 'to claim connections with someone of higher status' (e.g. 攀关系). The 'implicate' sense is rare and fixed in the expression 攀扯.
verb
to climb (by pulling oneself up)to claim connections (with someone of higher status)to implicate (someone in a crime)
Examples
- 攀，。Wǒ měi nián dōu qù pān shān, duàn liàn shēn tǐ.I go mountain climbing every year to exercise.
- 攀。Tā zǒng shì xiǎng pān guān xì lái huò dé hǎo chù.He always wants to use connections to gain benefits.
- 攀。Tā yīn wèi zhè jiàn shì bèi pān chě jìn lái le.He was implicated because of this matter.
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