攀附 (pān fù) — to climb (of a plant, by attaching itself to a support); to attach oneself to someone powerful (for personal gain)
Definition
Literary verb combining two senses: a vine climbing by clinging to a support, and (more often in HSK 7) figuratively, currying favor with the powerful for personal gain.
verb
to climb (of a plant, by attaching itself to a support)to attach oneself to someone powerful (for personal gain)
Examples
- 攀附。Zhè zhǒng téng wàn zhí wù huì pān fù zài qiáng shàng shēng zhǎng.This kind of vine climbs by attaching itself to walls.
- 攀附。Tā kào pān fù quán guì huò dé le zhè ge zhí wèi.He got this position by attaching himself to the powerful.
- 攀附。Tā bù xǐ huan nà xiē zhī huì pān fù shàng si de rén.She doesn't like people who only know how to curry favor with their superiors.
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