进贡 (jìn gòng) — (historical) to pay tribute (to a monarch or superior); (modern, derogatory) to bribe, to grease someone's palm
Definition
Literally 'present tribute' — a historical verb for vassals bringing gifts to an emperor. In modern spoken use it is derogatory, meaning to bribe an official to get favors.
verb
(historical) to pay tribute (to a monarch or superior)(modern, derogatory) to bribeto grease someone's palm
Examples
- 进贡。Gǔ dài zhū hóu měi nián dōu yào xiàng tiān zǐ jìn gòng.In ancient times, vassals had to pay tribute to the emperor every year.
- ，进贡。Tā wèi le ná dào nà ge xiàng mù, tōu tōu gěi guān yuán jìn gòng.He secretly bribed officials to get that project.
- ，。Tā gēn nà ge lǐng dǎo jìn guò yí cì gòng, hòu lái shì qing jiù bàn chéng le.He bribed that leader once, and later the matter was handled.
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