勾结 (gōu jié) — to collude with, to conspire with (in a negative sense)

Definition

Examples

• 那个官员因为勾结商人，被开除了。
  Nà ge guān yuán yīn wèi gōu jié shāng rén, bèi kāi chú le.
  That official was dismissed for colluding with businessmen.
• 他们勾结在一起，企图破坏选举。
  Tā men gōu jié zài yì qǐ, qǐ tú pò huài xuǎn jǔ.
  They colluded together in an attempt to sabotage the election.
• 警方发现这两伙人暗中勾结。
  Jǐng fāng fā xiàn zhè liǎng huǒ rén àn zhōng gōu jié.
  The police discovered that these two groups were secretly colluding.

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